I guess my point is you can stream music on your small phone or play a small pizza on a bulky turntable. Progress or regress? We do not need vinyl, clearly a novelty that makes no sense and is pointless in 2021. Like I said I grew up with vinyl and cassettes and we had no other options until cds which sonically are superior. Yeah I know vinyl has a warmth about it that also packs crackles and possible skipping. Just a novelty like kids wearing Maiden and AC/DC shirts but have never heard a single song. Yes I do know there are some that do but I have been told by my kids friends it’s a fad to wear vintage shirts without knowing the bands music. I don’t get it.
Loudness war is a good reason. Almost every single CD release (and online) suffers a lot from it, and most of the time the only way to get around the issue is buying music on vinyl. Some DT records are available with better masters online, but not all, and certainly not most of the music I listen to. A lot of music sounds horrible, and even when it doesn't it still doesn't breathe whatsoever. The majority of modern releases are destroyed during the mastering process, nothing more and nothing less.
Myself and others were ripping D/T from the blu-ray to avoid the overly hot CD version, which was not an easy task. I'm assuming that's what needs to be done with the new album as well. Getting the combination of lossless
and less hot versions online can require a lot of research, simply because loudness isn't mentioned in stores at all. One may sell the hot master while another sells the CD master, regardless of whether or not we're talking mp3s or lossless. It's no fun being a consumer these days. If bands and labels just had the integrity to drop those overly hot masters entirely everyone would be instantly happy. Even those who have no clue about this can use a volume button I'm sure.