CD's or Vinyl?

records

CDs as I detest surface noise and inner groove distortion/pinch effect.

I follow the artist. Some release on vinyl, some on CD, and some on cassette. And increasingly files and file sharing. I don't consider myself a mainstream music consumer. And I don't consider technology to be the end all of my listening experience either. Streaming reaches pretty far, but still leaves big holes. I just want the art.

I support living artists, so whatever format they're selling at a show or in a record store, that's the one I'll buy. I stream as well but often use that to decide what to buy (and who to support). 

Quality wise, CD usually but I like LP artwork, the ritual of playing vinyl and reading the occasional liner note.

FWIW, this discussion is similar to many I have in the photo world (I'm a fine art photog). Digital vs Analog. At the end of the day, they're just different experiences.

Much of it for me, is not better or worse, but LP sounds different...regardless of equipment...