"Objectively inferior ability to reproduce sounds" is my statement. CD's are an objectively superior way to encode sound in every measurable way. > A hi end t

"Objectively inferior ability to reproduce sounds" is my statement. CD's are an objectively superior way to encode sound in every measurable way. > A hi end turntable playing vinyl that is clean and well cared for is surprisingly difficult to tell apart from digital audio. It doesn't snap crackle pop if its clean and cared for. I agree, and I'm sure if someone spends the same amount on a loss-less audio setup (or even a CD), they could achieve even better sound. > So maybe hipsters jumped in for a good ol chunk of nostalgia. So? I don't think it's so much nostalgia as it is a desire to create some kind of in-club. Wine-snobs, whisky-snobs, craft-beer snobs, film-snobs, food-snobs. Vinyl is just another form of self-important hipster snobbery.