Consider the order of operations: the article that brought us here simply declares that LPs are now, officially and finally, out-selling CDs. I responded to a t

Consider the order of operations: the article that brought us here simply declares that LPs are now, officially and finally, out-selling CDs. I responded to a top-level comment of the "LPs are bad" variety - perhaps my only real mistake. In other words, I was reacting to someone whose reply to "LPs are popular" was an unprompted "actually, they suck". I'm not actively seeking out digital music listeners to proselytize records. We tend to not do that because they already have a hard time keeping up with existing demand. You might not like hearing that most music is mastered for lossy compression, but it doesn't change that it's true. I suggest that you don't confuse "better" mastering (subjective) with mastering for a target medium, which is a technical process. Anyhow, we all know that LPs only get warmer when you play them on a tube amp. Yes, that was also a joke.