CD vs vinyl

I am often asked why vinyl sounds so darn good and why compact disc (CD) was created if vinyl was/is a 'better' medium? So let's answer the question: "Vinyl vs CD - is vinyl higher resolution?" Vinyl vs CD, what's better? This isn't a simple question to answer. What makes a 'better' medium in the first place? Isn't CD perfect? Isn't vinyl noisy and easily damaged? How important is the…