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[Kosh]

It's definitely nostalgia related.
Digital technology can emulate the "warm" sound of anything if needed to reproduce a particular sound.

No vinyl will pass a double blind test as superior since digital can match the quality.
Again, it's all about what they are trying to accomplish with their master.

I can respect that. As Alex said, nobody listens to music for logical reasons. As long as one doesn't try to make a case that vinyl records are in some way superior to digital audio, I'm good. Do that though and I'm going to call bullshit.

Again, I'll reiterate that I like the sound of vinyl on my turntable.  One of my favorite albums is The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication.  I own it on CD and I own it on vinyl.  I vastly prefer the sound of it on vinyl.  Another favorite album of mine is The Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue.  I prefer the original CD release over the vinyl version.  I used to be a purist, and was concerned with reproducing music as the artist intended.  My feeling now is that is an impossible task.  Not only would you need to use similar equipment as what is in the studio, but people don't listen or hear the same.  My biggest revelation came after I started attending concerts, and noticed how much different music sounded live vs studio.  I'm now firmly in the camp where the most important factor when listening to music is "ME".  
 
I used to view tone controls as taboo.  Only a weak inferior system would include them.  Now I tweak like crazy.  Room correction, simulated 7.2 from a 2 channel source, and multiple subs are all in play.  A phono cartridge is the ultimate tone control.  

One last thing in regards to vinyl.  Most people will never know how good vinyl can sound.  Vinyl was something people had to deal with before digital came of age, and most people had pretty crappy turntables.  Like the guy listening to MP3's on his phone with cheap earphones.