If both CDs and vinyl are expertly produced, the CD would have more dynamic range since 16 bit inherently offers a higher dynamic range than what the vinyl format can handle.

I mean technical specifications of course … i.e. higher possible dynamic range, lower noise floor, better SNR, better frequency reproduction, no physical limitations or inherently physical things introducing distortion and colorization to the signal.

… also the tests were done by using bitrates lower than 112 kbps which nobody in real life uses anyway. I guess Alex forgot to take his hipster-glasses off.

Nothing wrong with compressed / lossy audio if it's done properly … but don't worry, as long as you do not use 112 kbps or lower like people in this AES study, you should be fine. :)

Actually from pure technical standpoint, digital has the superior audio quality by far.

It's absolutely hilarious that the hipster idiot who wrote this article didn't even bother to read the actual AES paper. At least you are staying true to your clueless hipster nature. They didn't even use music, just individual instruments and extremely low bitrates: "Compressed sounds were encoded and decoded using…