In HiFi the question is still whether the musical quality of the CD or the vinyl record is higher.
I tried to give myself some answers thinking about how - in particular - the microgroove called Long Playing is made.
The two factions are so heated and biased that I will collect a series of nasty comments which of course I will not answer.
Vinyl vs. CD.
Author: Sabino Coppolecchia - www.ilmicrofono.it -

index:
00:00 start
00:15 personal preferences
00:40 what an audio disc looks like
01:06 how a CD is made
02:07 how a Vinyl is made
02:40 Vinyl mastering
3:30 am lacquer engraving
04:30 quality problems?
05:30 history of the LP microgroove
06:35 RIAA equalization
07:30 Phono inputs
07:40 and audiophiles?
08:10 how masters are printed
10:58 vinyl records for audiophiles
11:12 vinyl record release
12:44 What is Vinyl?
13: 40 Vinyl records wear
13:57 conclusions