Let me start off by stating I am not a fan of vinyl. Never have been. Never will be. Sure, looking at a vinyl album cover is always going to be better than looking at a CD booklet or those God-awful thumbnails associated with digital downloads, but as far as sound goes? Vinyl has never cut it for me. CDs, in my opinion, were and are fantastic (better yet - high definition audio FLAC or otherwise). But, it's subjective (or is it?). 

Here's an interesting article from a couple years back that really digs into the Vinyl vs. CD mess.