ahofer,
To be clear, you mean the assertions in the linked article are not remotely accurate? I only ask that because people will read only the few words you wrote and hear what they want to think ;-)
That's correct. Lots of highly credible, non-charlatan experts weighing in in the thread I linked. It's certainly fine to prefer non-digital recordings, but not to have your own imaginary explanation of how digital recording and reproduction actually work. The author is engaging in the latter.
And there's no way Neil Young can tell the difference between hi-res and redbook. Even if he hadn't abused his hearing for decades.