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[Kosh]

As long as the sampling rate (44.1 kHz for CDs) is much higher than my upper limit (I think I'm still around 16 kHz, although without so many CRT TVs these days, haven't had confirmation on that for a while), the signals is not compressed, the signal is dithered and reasonable care was taken during the recording process, one can assert vinyl sucks.

Absolutely. The purpose of any recording medium or device is to as faithfully as possible, copy and reproduce the original material. CD is far superior in that regard by every conceivable measure. Dynamic range, signal to noise ratio, frequency response - all superior by a wide margin.

Vinyl is definitely snake oil. All it's got is nostalgia.

    
I'll agree and also disagree here.  From a technical standpoint you are correct.  CD is superior in every way.  Facts are facts and you can't argue measurable values.  From an implementation perspective, the way modern music is mastered has made a lot of music unlistenable (to me).  It doesn't matter if the technology is superior if the recording engineers are going to piss away the advantages with their inferior recording techniques.

It's like watching 480P content on a 40" 4K TV from 10 feet away.  You've pretty much pissed away every technical advantage that the TV had by how its being used.  Now obviously all CD's aren't brickwalled compressed into oblivion, but a lot are.  You have to take them on a case by case basis.    
    
I got back into vinyl for a few reasons.    

First, I like the way my table sounds.  Turntables flavor/color music much like a tube amplifier might.  Digital is more accurate, and what your hearing is what was recorded (for better or worse).  I have zero qualms with flavoring my music in a manner I find pleasing to my ear.  I used to be a tone control Nazi..  Never use the tone control ever!  Not anymore. 

I enjoy the process of listening to a record.  It can be a cathartic ritual.  Pulling the record out of the sleeve, placing it on the turntable, and listening to the whole side while looking at the cover art and reading the liner notes.  Holding a physical object.  It's yours..  It's not some nebulous thing from a cloud that you don't own.  You listen to a whole side because it's too much of a pain in the ass to jump around songs  
 
Can I listen to a whole CD ripped to FLAC on my home theater PC?  Sure..  Do I?  Not often..

With Vinyl I'm OCD, with Digital I'm ADD.  I'll play digital if I'm running around the house doing chores, driving the car, working out, or have company over.  I listen to digital when I'm not paying attention.     

If I'm vegging in my chair with a snifter of single malt scotch, I'll play a record.