“CDs have no place today. Vinyl remains the preferred format for audiophiles. For the overwhelming majority of us who just want to listen to music, streaming services and digital downloading are vast improvements over the CD model.”
CD’s are superior to vinyls. Most streaming is not worth playing on a good system except for casual background listening.
For high fidelity sound quality, vinyl has always been superior to CD. You'll find very few who would argue differently. And while CDs were once superior to digital music, which early on was compressed and thin-sounding, streaming digital fidelity has vastly improved over the years, as have audio systems adapted to play streaming music.
I'm streaming Pandora in my garage as I type this, over a simple LG bookshelf stereo and it sounds great! Clear stereo sound with solid bass response.