After all is said and done, CDs sound relatively thin, disembodied, two dimensional, compressed, congealed, thumpy, piercing, hollow, diffuse, synthetic, amusical, generic, threadbare, edgy, bass shy, peaky, ugly, phasey, irritating, detailed, unnatural, unimpressive, commercial, like papier mache, airless and dry.
Whereas vinyl sounds relatively bold, liquid, focused, deinterleaved, sweet, beautiful, airy, articulate, coherent, musical, deep, open, 3 dimensional, full, pitch correct, engaging, soothing, shattering, dynamic, sparkling and correct.