I doubt CDs will have the same retro appeal for several reasons, which all boil down to "They're insufficiently different from a FLAC library, which has [almost

I doubt CDs will have the same retro appeal for several reasons, which all boil down to "They're insufficiently different from a FLAC library, which has [almost] all the upsides of CDs with [almost] none of the downsides." In contrast, the limitations of vinyl make for a significantly different listening experience -- especially the difficulty in pausing or seeking to individual tracks -- which nudge you toward active listening of whole albums.