CDs Vs LPs

I listen to both. Personally I believe a lot has to do with your play back system. I will sight an example with my system. I was using a Samsung universal Blue Ray player (CD's sounded like crap), then I borrowed a Parasound CD player and ran it through my Parasound DAC, (better but no cigar), vinyl still much better, then I bought an Oppo 203 I run direct into my VTL 5.5 preamp and the improvement was dramatic. I now actually enjoy CD's. As far as clicks and pops with vinyl that simple shows lack of care for the album, I do not have clicks and pops and some of my collection goes well into the 60's. 

I like vinyl; just sounds better to me.  I have about 400 CD's and about 250 LP's, some of which are duplicates.  When I want the best sound, I always go for the LP.  If I am sleepy, though, as others have mentioned, I  go for the CD.

I don't have any doubt that records require a lot more effort to sound good.  Hating pops and clicks, I clean each record on my SmartMatrix Pro by Clearaudio before each use.

I think that you need to spend quite a bit to get really good sound from vinyl.  You need a good phonostage, turntable, cartridge and record cleaning machine.  A Pass Labs XP-15, Rega RP10 with Apheta2 cartidge and Clearaudio record cleaning machine retails for nearly $12,000.  For a middle class guy, that's painful, if not simply out of reach.  Sounds great, though.

I have a Modwright Oppo 105D cd player with the upgraded tubes, and it sounds among the best of CD players I have heard for $5,000 and under.

Whenever I listen to a well recorded album, when it's over, I just lift the queuing arm and smile.  

From a high of 13,000LPs I now own 4500. CDs a high of 4000 I now own 2500 or so. The number one problem for a beginner would be buying LPs at this time. For years cheap and great used LPs were abundant. Now, used LPs are way more expensive, and lower quality.
I have stopped buying LPs anymore ,Even the very best used shop is full of way lower quality records now, They just cannot get anything top tier anymore.
CDs on the other hand, are overflowing out of the used bins currently. And perfect CDs, rare CDs in the $1 bins are easy to find. Online also, the cheap fifty cent CDs, the shipping os the big expense.(Aside from SACD and MoFi which still are very overpriced)Anyway, when it comes down to economics, the CD is way more accessible and far cheaper to accumulate at this time.I predict that will change in five years, and CDs will also become a craze to collect, again. So. IMO buy them now, before the prices goes up ten times.. (and remember records, everyone said records are DEAD, well?)

A very subjective question. Personally I prefer..............wait for it...........both. I may be somewhat nostalgic, I run two seperate systems, one strictly analog ie tube equipment, TT, Cassette  (soldRTR) and one digital ie CD, Processor, Server etc. Both have awesome sound and SQ. Depending on the mood I prefer one over the other. I certainly prefer the simplicity of digital all the time but I enjoy the labor intensity of analog at certain times. I have noticed that some recordings just sound better (warmer?)on vinyl than Cd at least to me. Maybe it's the recessed memories. Either format is fantastic.

My system can reproduce EITHER, with excellent result, AS LONG AS the source material is well recorded, mastered and pressed. Of course, when new my tubed output, CDP(BAT VK-D5) was over $5K and I installed six mid-60’s, grey shield, Siemens CCa’s(over a grand, THEN). I haven’t spent nearly as much, on my analog rig, though I’ve upgraded the power supply of the phono stage and completely redesigned the turntable/motor assembly. I try to listen to CDs, when I want to do some reading or work a crossword, but(generally speaking)- I’m transporting elsewhere, by the music, anyway. Regarding vinyls: "Clicks", "pops", "ticks", "hiss"?? I suppose, if you’ve got cheap recordings/pressings, and/or no record cleaning machine(and/or- way to eliminate static), you’re going to have those. I RARELY have, in the past four decades.