CDs Vs LPs

OP
Reverb.com is primaraly a musicians site like Audiogon but for musical instruments.
However of late they have branched out and sell other music related items, indeed you can sometimes find great deals on hifi gear there.
Not surprised if you can buy cds there too now.

Reverb is acting as a hub for various sellers of LP's and CD's. They make it easy to compare prices and availability. I have bought on this site successfully!

Got a nice copy of the Stone's Get Your Ya Ya's Out LP for a good price and some CD's!

How about this: just won at an EBAY auction two nice LP's of Hendrix's Are You Experienced and Lou Reed's Transformer! $20 + $5 shipping! Original pressings in excellent condition! There are bargains out there!

IMO, there is no better medium than reel to reel running st 15ips. I think they went out of favor, due to inconvenience. When I did my internship at MCA in Nashville, we ran off demos from rtr onto cassettes. The quality difference was unmistakable.  I no longer own a rtr, but if they still made prerecorded tapes, I would be there.  30 years ago, I would buy an lp, transfer it to cassette and put the album away. That's why all my LPs sound like new. However, due to the tape size, there's simply not enough room to get the dynamic range u want on a cassette. I think older pressings of lps, not involved with any digital source, sound the best. Many here know of the better pressings than I. I have bought new vinyl that sounds bad. As far as the pops and clicks, it depends on the vinyl quality and how you care for them. I played a 35 year lp of Justin Hayward and John Lodge today. It was pristeen.