Personally I've found the mastering and engineering techniques that had been used in creating the original recording far more critical to performance than format type.
In the few cases in which I possess the identical recordings on both vinyl and CD, the material had been remastered in the CD version making true apples-to-apples comparisons difficult and to my ears, the better of the two could be either format. I guess what I'm trying to say is that after many years of listening and experimenting, I still haven't been able to affirmatively resolve the question one way or the other...
That said, digital formats do hold the technological edge in respect to noise, speed variance and wear which may, or may not always be objectionable.
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