Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog?


I am curious to know if anyone thinks the CD format (and I suppose that could include digital altogether) sounds better than vinyl and other analog formats. Who here has gone really far down both paths and can make a valid comparison? So far, I have only gone very far down the CD path and I just keep getting blown away by what the medium is capable of! I haven’t hit a wall yet. It is extremely dependent on proper setup, synergy and source material. Once you start getting those things right, the equipment gets out of the way and it can sound more fantastic than you can imagine! It’s led me to start developing a philosophy that goes something like this: Digital IS “perfect sound forever”; it’s what we do to the signal between the surface of the CD and the speaker cone that compromises it.” 
So I suppose what I’m asking for is stories from people who have explored both mediums in depth and came to the conclusion that CD has the most potential (or vice versa - that’s helpful too). And I don’t simply mean you’ve spent a lot of money on a CD player. I mean you’ve tinkered and tweaked and done actual “research in the lab,” and came back with a deep understanding of the medium and can share those experiences with others.

In my experience, the three most important things to get right are to find a good CD player (and good rarely means most expensive in my experience) and then give it clean power. In my case, I have modified my CD player to run off battery power with DC-DC regulators. The last thing that must be done right is the preamp. It’s the difference between “sounds pretty good” and “sounds dynamic and realistic.”
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Occasionally, I play a track that's full of clicks and pops ------ on my CD. The artist has purposely put them on to attain the mood of a bygone era. Makes me smile every time. Reminds me why I don't really miss playing LP's that much.
Try as I may, I still cannot come up with a legitimate reason for beating a dead horse yet again and yet again. 
^^^^well, atleast 60 of them still thinks it’s appropriate to do so 😂
Vinyl. It’s tactile. It spins. It smells. It’s progenitor audio. You have to get up to play it. It’s needs care, fussing, cleaning, examining and tinkering. That’s what I prefer.

What I exclusively listen to now are flac files (and steaming at that). Just sold CD player after listening to same tracks on CD/streaming.

Why. A vinyl set up the way I would want it/require it would be more expensive than my entire (expensive to me) system. As a practical thing using an iPad to skip a track or explore other cuts from same artist is thrilling.

So yes mkgus vinyl but practically no for me.

Who cares as long as you are enthralled.


main, if not primary function of internet enthusiast boards... beating dead horses

vinyl vs digital
ss vs tubes
class d vs class xxxx

stick shift vs dual clutch
naturally aspirated vs turbo vs hybrid

olive oil vs butter
chardonnay vs sauv blanc
pan sear vs sous vide

on and on....