i called cd's a default winner because they were the most convenient. every format had it's issue. scratching and skipping?
when cd format first came out it was rejected by a lot of people because of the thin sound. took them a long time to get cd mastering down right in order to convert audio lovers. people bought tapes well into the 90's
a very valid point
taking something made completely digitally and recorded digitally and putting out a vinyl version doesn't really enhance shyt...
CD players were expensive when they came out, when they became cheaper thats when tapes died
and you can easily not scratch CDs, tapes however will break and degrade with use, CDs are digital they never lose sound quality but the sample rate is limited on a CD its compressed, but mp3s are even more compressed the CD audio, the best choice was always playing the audio file of a drive because there isn't any compression
streaming will never match the quality because it has to go through what they call gain stages
with analog equipment the more stuff you plug wires through the more sound quality you use, because it goes through gain stages, and noise is added into the recording





