I generally prefer CD and mainly buy vinyl when it's the only format where I can find something, but a good vinyl recording can indeed be stunning. I think the main reason to make vinyl your primary source is a distaste for the digital sound. The thing is, even if you were to elect an analog system because it's fashionable or because you have swallowed "hype" rather than a personal informed judgment, you're still getting something good. Most cases where something is hyped it's meretricious, but this isn't one of them. You can get a good analog system and feel for the rest of your life you made the right choice.
