When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better?

When I dropped for me what was big bucks on a rig. Went with balanced and full range drivers and the detail began to really come through. If I could have gotten CD to sound better I would have been able to sell off the expensive vinyl setup and pocket a huge chunk of change. But I wanted an honest appraisal so just kept on until I was satisfied that the evaluation was complete, at least in my mind. 
Listener fatigue would set in with CDs to a much greater extent than vinyl. You know, there's no questioning listener fatigue. When it sets in you quit listening. It's not nuances, fine discrepancies or subtle differences. It's cut the rig off and go to bed. With vinyl I stay up too late.

Vinyl snobs should have a bit more sensitivity towards their compatriots who live in the digital world. My hat goes off to those who continue to improve their digital playback. I would do the same given the time and funds. I guess it comes down to what fork in the road you took at least for those who don't pursue both. 
The one person that I have come into contact with who now lives in the digital audio world and has experience that surpasses by many orders of magnitude my own, makes a pretty good case for the consistency of digital vs the setup problems inherent in vinyl, not to mention other problems inherent in getting that great vinyl experience. 
The somewhat predominant view that vinyl reaches higher skewed me towards this medium when it was time to put together a system. It would cost a pretty penny to mach my vinyl system, not to mention the time involved. To those who have gone in both directions simultaneously and found digital to suit your ears, have at it. My intuition tells me that at some time digital has to surpass vinyl. However, as long as my trip down my stairs leads me to the level of enjoyment I have now it's best for me to drop the needle.