to each his own.... I grew up with vinyl, because that's all that was available and I was glad to see the development of compact disc. The notion that CD is "cold and gritty" does have some merit because early CD's were poorly mastered in the rush by record companies to build out their CD catalogs. However the recent re-mastered versions done in the last 25 years, mostly by careful re-equalization, has been most excellent. I still listen to my vinyl collection from time-to-time but I don't enjoy all the distracting pops and clicks and constant incessant background rumble. I do enjoy the smooth clean sound of the same music on my CD...and without having to get up and flip the record over half way through the audition. Don't forget that many albums even from the early 80s were digitally recorded and mixed to begin with. If you really gotta have your pops and clicks and extreme high frequency roll off there's software that can add the aforesaid noise and rumble to a CD rip....
CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl
No comparison, CD always sounds so cold and gritty. Vinyl is so much warmer, smoother and has better imaging and much greater depth of sound. It’s like watching the world go by through a dirty window pane when listening to a CD. Put the same LP on the turntable and Voila! Everything takes on more vibrancy, fullness and texture.