There's no doubt that LPs can sound good. I still have my old turntable from the 80's, and have kept some of my LPs. I took such pristine care of them that I am still amazed at how relatively free they are of snap-crackle-pop. However, one had to treat them as museum pieces to keep them that way. And they'd eventually wear out regardless due to the diamond stylus cutting into the grooves. For most pop music, the limited dynamic range was not a problem. As the interviwees stated, it could be an enhancement depending on the sound one was after. But I just don't think an LP can reproduce the explosion of sound that occurs at a moment like the opening of the last movement of Mahler's 2nd symphony.
I will say though that I enjoyed record buying more when they were on LP. I loved the big album sleeves and notes I could read on the back.
I suppose when it comes to brute power the LP is out-gunned by digital. Not even considering mechanical feedback if the record player is in the same room as the speakers if you're blasting out 120+ dB... (the Dies Irae onset of Verdi's Requiem can still be shocking though to the unexpecting via LP, so I guess it's a matter of perspective). Transients like a hard-struck cymbal are absolutely on the same level with what I listen with, though. Subjectively at least, and I stop worrying at that point :-).
And when all's said and done, I'd rather listen to Jasha Heifetz on a cheap transistor radio with iffy reception than to André Rieu on a $100k high end stereo system.