CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl

that's the right thread, lol 

Since the master for vinyl is almost always different than the master for CD (if not always different), it is virtually impossible to make a meaning comparison between the different formats.  You can’t determine if the differences are because of the formats, or because of the different masters.  

I have a $8000 turntable setup, and a $5000 streamer/DAC.  On most of what I listen to, the vinyl sounds better.  But sometimes CD is better.  But the differences in the source quality, imho, far outweighs the differences in playback capabilities.  The source quality is almost always because of the mastering process, particularly how much processing (and what type) took place. 

@skipskip

Vinyl destroys itself every time you play it.  

It sounds like SONY CD advertisement from the 80s. 

Actually CD destroys itself much faster, one single scratch and it's not repairable and the whole CD or a part of it is unplayable. The worst media format ever. Anyone can look where is vinyl now and where is the CD. 

Hi Sleepwalker,
Could you start with the entire system chain so we know what you were hearing, and the material, so we know the mastering? Without that its really jibberish.
I've been doing some A-B experiments recently to isolate various contributions and its very hard.  Most recently on SPDIF vs USB with a good recovery clock. Quite amazing.
G