CDs Vs LPs

Also, I agree with Ralph that the tick and pops are indicative of album condition and tonearm tracking, not the medium.

@minorl You may have missed my point- just checking; while the above is true, most ticks and pops are actually the result of poor RFI and overload margins of phono preamps. IOW I am saying that you can change out the phono preamp and thus rid yourself of a lot of ticks and pops.
The reasons why this is so are pretty technical- I can go into it if you like.

@atmasphere
The bottom line for me is that it’s vastly cheaper to put together a digital source that sounds better to me than vinyl. Regardless of the technical reason, it's a failing of the technology and it's expensive to eliminate.

As an aside to the crowd, why’s everybody calling vinyl an "LP". LP refers to the length of the program. "Long Play". As opposed to a shorter format called an EP. LP’s come out on any physical medium.

Regardless of the technical reason, it's a failing of the technology and it's expensive to eliminate.

@kosst_amojan IME this statement is false, unless you bought your digital gear at Goodwill.

People call the LP that out of tradition. Its easier to type too :)  Really, real people don't call CDs LPs. Just ask anyone.

long time ago, I used to hear quite noticeable hiss from the record, but I barely notice it today. I asked my daughter (she listened to stereo with me since she was 3) if it is because I am getting old? She says "no, your system sounds much better than 20 years ago, hiss is not as noticeable as before, with much blacker background" She is not an audiophile, and I trust her ears. My conclusion is: today's good turntable do reduce the hiss and brightness of the record. My turntables system (have been upgrading a couple times) is much better than what I had 20 years ago.

The last turntable I heard was this monster a guy built out of what looked to be 3 inch chopping blocks. He had it up on isolation. The tone arm was a 16" plank of what looked like walnut. The arm hung from one polyester string tensioned with neodymium magnets. The AC motor drove the platter with 1 polyester thread, and the motor was driven by a class AB audio amp being fed a sine wave from an iPod to adjust the speed and torque. It was a beautiful turntable. I had high hopes it wouldn't be full of hissing and popping. I was wrong. Everything that grates me about vinyl was still there. I've tried to give it a try over the years. My mom gave me a crate of old vinyl including some highly desirable albums. I gave them away with my Technics turntables. I don't know what you have to spend to make vinyl sound good, but I've yet to hear it.