Quote Originally Posted by DMK
"vinyl reproduction is still the standard of comparison to home playback as vinyl still comes closest to the absolute sound of live music".

As for your question, I don't really know why the above is so based on the measurements you cited. Perhaps measurements don't correlate to sound. .... But as I posted on A/R earlier, if you doubt the superiority of vinyl, check out the 45 RPM reissue of the Fantasy catalog. I have the Bill Evans "Saturday at the Village Vanguard". If you want master tape sound, you'll find it here, not on any CD I've ever heard.
I remind you that rb performed an at home experiment which proved at least to him and his wife that a cd dubbed from a vinyl record was indistinguishable. Therefore, when you are making judgements of vinyls versus cds, you may actually be comparing recording engineers techniques of yesteryear with those used today and with the slapdash reissues where they get 'em in, through, and out as cheap and fast as they can because they are only catering to the nostalgia crowd.

And you are entitled to your opinion of course but for me, the shortcomings of vinyl are so objectionable that I'll take a well made cd over a phonograph record every time.

I find it amusing that record lovers always seem to have to justify their preference to other people while those of us who like cds better, possibly the vast majority, rarely if ever feel the same compulsion. As for why there are audible differences that make some vinyls sound better than some cds to some people, we've been over that ground too many times before to make it interesting for me to discuss it again.