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I hate people who claim vinyl is superior too – because I don’t believe they *can* “hear the digitisation” of the recording on digital recordings either.

There are two sides (pun intended) to this. A) There is a measurable advantage of analog recordings (I recall a comparison in a Hifi magazine using Nirvana –  Smells like teen spirit for all things). The emphasis being “measurable”. Because I too think most people have neither the perfect hearing nor equipment for it. B) I don’t really think most vinyl lover really do say “it’s superior” but “it’s better” but meaning “I prefer to listen to it that way because als the crackling and noise that comes with vinyl comforts me”. It’s a bit of a difference like instant coffee/pad machine vs. brewing by hand. One is the quick fix (CD, MP3, Stream) and the other is the conscious act of hearing music. Preparing the Stereo, cleaning the record, sitting down and enjoying it for 30 minutes.

Also, some of the sentiment “vinyl is better” originates from a time where digital (lossless) recording wasn’t at the point it is today. So my personal take is: I like vinyl more because it makes you take your time with it but I use digital more because of the convenience.