CDs Vs LPs

I attended a Keith Jarrett concert at Carnegie Hall during which he launched into an anti-digital, pro-vinyl diatribe. Not sure what prompted it, but he went on and on. Anyway, I only own CDs; and I own many Keith Jarrett CDs. They sound fine to me. And I am sure that he was happy to get his cut of each purchase price.

@cleeds  A BIG +1   You are exactly right.  I don't even understand what could lead someone to think that one would make LPs from digital sources.  Does it ever happen?  Sure.  Many original content albums were recorded digitally and pressed to vinyl.  But the vast majority of historic and from audiophile dedicated production companies recordings are analog all the way.  Both source types can sound very good.  It is a consequence of the quality of mastering and in the case of LPs, the pressing!

CD's for convenience, but that often degenerates into plain ol' background music for doing chores around the house, entertaining groups of people, etc.

When I really want to listen to music (and have the time to do just that) I'll opt for LP's every time.Having a really good vinyl playback system, along with keeping the stylus and the LP clean is essential. For those who won't (or can't) invest the money and time in a vinyl system - just stick with your CD's. You probably won't be able to tell the difference anyway!

Dgarretson
the physical media will be sold off with no regrets.

8^(
the physical media is only thing of value to me. Everything else (gear) is easily replaced.

imo - Aging audiophiles, not being replaced by millennials, means there will be a plethora of eccentric audiophile gear .....for those looking for such in coming years.
   

coolatheart
It's my understanding ALL vinyl is manufactured from a digital imprint. Essentially a CD.

Years ago I got curious about the process and contacted a couple local mastering studios near me that also pressed vinyl. They confirmed that if an artist was doing the vinyl option, and had submitted Hi Res files that were better than CD quality 16/44, i.e. 24/96 and better..... then these Hi Res files were the ones used for the LP.  

I must say, an oddity is digitally remastered cassettes. They sound like CDs were always supposed to sound  - Dynamic, open, airy, noiseless, tuneful. Bring back cassettes! Hel-loo!