Not to make it into an argument, but I really think people must hear different things - different distortions and imperfections. I've had and listened to the room size Klipsch horns OHM-F, ESS Heils, full size Quad electrostatics, bi and tri amp'd speakers, and many different headphones from the classic Pro 4A when it first came out to full range electrostatic. Built and designed my own FET amplifiers before they were affordable.
Never could stand Vinyl. It's main problem with the tracking distortion that came with loud crescendos. Pianos were especially terrible - every higher note would buzz in my ear - if not on the virgin playing then on later passes. To me the distortion was as loud and clear as a fart at a violin recital. Probably make worse by the typical cartridge resonance at around 20-24 KHz. Add in the clicks, ticks, and hiss - what a mess. You always trace the recording path from the background noise - here they added a track, here's some older vinyl, oops, this was a later pressing. In desperation I upgraded my cartridge every year, tried the "wet" playing system, used the Ball developed aerospace spray on lubricant, Original Master Recordings recorded to tape on the first pass then locked up. No good, that distortion was always there.
So, while I don't doubt that some people prefer vinyl, I think their brain and body is wired to listen to different things than mine.
