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I agree. Vinyl does sound better with the right equipment, and now that we are old enough to take care of the albums.
I can live with CD technology, because I can equalize most of the imperfections out.
The one thing I won’t compromise on is music compression. A part of the actual recording is lost in compression. You don’t really notice it on a 1” phone speaker, or ear buds.
On Klipcsh Chorus II, or 4’ tall 100lb each Infinity Floor standing speakers, you notice.
If I ever had the money to buy the equipment I really want ($100,000 approx) It would be 100% analog for music, with a separate Digital system for home theater.

File compression only trims upper frequencies, in the case of digital, around 44.1khz. Audio compression is almost unavoidable.

The only way to get truly uncompressed music is to have all analogue instruments played directly to your ears with no speakers or electronics in the path. Sadly though, our ear drums compress what is too loud.

And for your record player use the best phono cartridge you can get ... Grado Labs Statement1 (my late fathers company and his design).

And his phono Pre-Amp ...

And top it off with the best headphones in the industry ...

My former system before spendthrift spouse obliged me to sell it all off:

Magnepan MG-20r Speaker
Pass Labs X-350 Amplifier
Audio Research LS-22r Tube preamp (modified)
Accuphase DP-75 CD Player
Linn LP-12 Sondek Turntable (modified)
Linn Ittok LVII Tonearm
Dynavector 10-X4 mkII Cartridge
Krell Standard KPE phono Preamplifier
Luxman 5T-50 Tuner
Audio Magic Spellcaster II Speaker cable
Cardas Golden Reference Speaker cable
Cardas Golden Reference Interconnect
Cardas Golden Cross Interconnect
Audio Magic Spellcaster II Power cord
Bybee Technologies Pro AC filter

This system was astonishing in its depth, clarity and realism. For the most part, it simply vanished and left the music behind. All I have now is a pair of KEF 103/3 Reference speakers, a B&O 3404 turntable and a crappy Sherwood receiver. Post divorce, I'm looking at an Audio Research DSI200 integrated amp, a lower end Audio Research phono preamp and a better turntable of some sort. Choice of CD player is also up in the air as well. That Accuphase will be hard to beat.