Yes, vinyl has that wonderful, warm sound. But — now hear us out here — CDs have some pretty redeeming qualities, too. So which one really is better? ►

The familiar flat black platter has been creeping back into our lives for a few years now. “Vinyl never went away. it was the record companies that deserted it, believing they could make better margins out of CDs,” says Keith Jones of U.K. independent record label Fruits de Mer Records. ►