> vinyl has a distinct sound Aside from the cracks and pops, it's because it's mastered that way because of limitations of vinyl. But I agree that vinyl makes

> vinyl has a distinct sound Aside from the cracks and pops, it's because it's mastered that way because of limitations of vinyl. But I agree that vinyl makes sense as the last physical medium because the playback technology is so simple and the covers make them large enough to be statement pieces.