When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better?

I always thought vinyl was better and only reluctantly got into CDs because
a) I bought a CD player as a gift for a friend only to find he's just gotten himself one, and
b) they just took LPs off the shelves and forced us to buy CDs. Which I REALLY resented.
About a year ago I took a flier on a cheap used Oppo to see what SACDs were about. Now I have to say that I have some SACDs and DVD-As that sound better than vinyl and some that don't. I have one Blu Ray audio disc that sounds amazing, even compared to it's DVD-A version.
Not into HR downloads yet.

• Vinyl is more engaging.
• I realized it after I bought my first CD player in 1987--it sat idle for the next 10 years.
• Digital is fine while I’m puttering around the house or traveling, but for serious listening it’s always vinyl.
• This has nothing to do with "better" or "best," it's an aesthetic choice. 

It all depends on the recording for me. Each format has its advantages and can surpass the other with a better recording. For a long time digital didn't come close to me, but improvements in the last few years make it much more listenable. I can get great joy from either format. Cheers,
Spencer

It is amazing how none of the responders have their systems posted here at a-gon. I feel like Steve of South Park who gravitates to the site in order to learn something but then goes away empty-handed. 
It takes one iPhone and 5min to update your profile, I know this because I did that! 
reading these comments that vinyl beats or gets beaten by digital is like shopping for new music on Amazon: a few posts say that I MUST get the latest from Marillion or Beyonce but "who is talking?!" This gets me to my next question: do you prefer vinyl while listening to AC/DC, Manovar, Tool, Beatles, Jane Monheit, Zappa?  
My point is: with Imagine Dragons I just do not care because CD is more convenient to play: albums are so overcompressed that I almost hate the music. Ion USB TT will never make me dump my CD player and spend extra on LPs. on the other hand, listening to Kind of Blue thru my Keel-ed/Naim-ed Sondek is an experience I do not get from HiRez or SACD. Once I get dCS stack I will learn more, but for now LPs beat my digital front-end...

Sevs- that's strange. I've had a virtual system posted here since 2006 or 7. But I didn't take a hard line on one format beats another for all purposes.