Being someone who grew up with records, tapes and CD's, nobody can tell me that vinyl sounds better than CD

The main thing I like about CD's is no surface noise, pops or scratches. The thing I like about albums, is the artwork. So I would rather listen to the CD while looking at the album. (lol)

I predict a CD comeback. High quality sound will soon be in fashion again.

Used CDs are a bargain right now!! 10x cheaper than the same album on vinyl. I sure love my vinyl but that is tough to argue with.

CDs are a medium with better S/N and dynamic range, but you're not allowed to talk about CDs reproducing audio better because people have spent 10s of thousands of dollars to revive old tape and vinyl. Curious, can anyone hear the different between CD and SACD?

It's a no-brainer, CD sounds better. Scientifically proven. Putting aside price and durability, CD sounds better. A great recording will always sound better on CD than Vinyl, simple. People who are used to Vinyl does not mean they "hear better" they just like that sound.

Some of us have both a turntable and CD player.

I grew up with cassettes, vinyl and then CD. And i gotta say the CD is clearly the best and most convenient physical format there is, pretty much a near perfect invention.

Too much frustration with lp's, everytime I ordered a special collector's edition the records arrived damaged due to poor packaging... poor pressings at a premium price ... warped records ... Never again! Collecting vinyl was more frustration than fun.

CD was and will be superior to vinyl

I agree 100% I grow up buying l.p s / singles ,but as a collecter for over 45 years it has to be CDs .

I love vinyl, I own hundreds of records and 3 turntables and yes vinyl can sound great but this video is spot on. As much as I love vinyl I don't pretend that it sounds as good as CD.

Thank you for explaining in layman's terms the fundamental differences between vinyl and CD.

What I think is the most sophisticated thing about CDs is the reed-solomon-code. It corrects a high amount of bit errors thus the contained data stays the same until a certain threshold. For that, the amount of data is slightly increased. QR-Codes make use of the same technique to ensure data integrity. Pretty amazing engineering!

Confirmation, with facts, of what I've known all along. CDs are the best consumer audio format we ever had. I lived through the change from vinyl to CD and, as much as I love the mystique of the older format, there never was any contest sound wise.

I'm glad to see people who know what they're talking about give CDs the respect they deserve. The rush back to vinyl always seemed to me to be a trend like any other. I never believed the nonsense (taken as the gospel by some) that vinyl sounds better than CD. First off, there are too many variables other than the format itself that affect quality of playback. So universal claims that vinyl sounds better are complicated by the initial quality of the recording, the mastering, playback equipment, room dynamics, etc. etc. etc. The main selling points for CDs are greater dynamic range and no snap, crackle, pop, which is so distracting to my ear that it makes listening to vinyl painful at times. Furthermore, the get a good 180 gram vinyl nowadays will set you back $50 or more. You can find awesome sounding CDs online for as little as $2 a piece. Like Brad Allison says, it's pretty tough to argue with that.

I love both records & cd’s, but as far as the cd’s go, I’m glad they’re making a comeback, because there are CD players that have pitch controls, which I personally love.

Both formats can sound great. The quality of the recording and mastering is what really matters.

Back in the 1980s, a lot of albums that were put on record in the past were put on CD with the same mastering as the LP. You can always tell which ones are remastered or re-issues by the date on the CD. If it has only the original release date, it's a re-issue of the original master. If it has multiple dates, it's a remaster. I save a lot of money by buying re-issues on CD rather than original vinyl, and the sound quality is overall better too.

This is the most comprehensive explanation I could have asked for. I’ve been buying CDs up out of a desire to own the music I love, and I have to admit that I felt a little bit left out not wishing to spend a tremendous amount of money on a turntable and 3x+ the cost of the same CD on record. I’ve been finding some gems at thrift stores and yard sales, and using eBay for the more obscure albums. Thanks for the crazy in-depth explanation!