I have an early recording of The Moody Blues "Days of Future Past" on an Edison Phonograph wax cylinder and the sound is unbelievably good. Better than vinyl, CD, Cassette, 8-Track, mini disk put together...............

Sound ridiculous? Well of course it is. A bit like this argument going on here. I happen to like the sound of vinyl better than that of the "brighter" CDs that's all. However, my ears are pretty intelligent and will adjust to whatever is playing and give me an enjoyable listen. Like listening to Aural Moon on the AAC, 128k or 56k streams. If one isn't available I'll listen to whatever is and my brain adapts and before long I don't notice the difference.