I cant say anything about vinyl because I have never used them. However, one thing right off the bat that I can say makes CD decks better is the open window for creativity. You cannot make loops on the fly on vinyl decks, & the cue button on CD decks enables you to use a particular sound as an instrument (make it a little beat on the fly). There are a lot of advantages going digital over analogue, but I cannot deny that I like the sound of vinyl much better than CDs. I dont agree much with what Danny Tenaglia says at times, however one of his quotes from an interview I read made a lot of sense. "It does not matter if your using cd's or records, if you use faders knobs or crossfaders. There is no right or wrong way to DJ, as long as it sounds good there is no problem!"