well since nobody here has mentioned it one of the big draws of vinyl (certainly to us djs) is that on a turntable like a technics you can adjust the tempo with no loss in quality. this isn't possible digitally.
that means put on your favorite rap album, drop the speed 2% and now the bass hits 2% harder ;)
It's entirely possible digitally, although I've never encountered consumer playback software that did it. Digital audio editors will do it with resampling and there's no loss in quality. You can learn about digital signal processing to understand why quality is unaffected.
so actually i've built digital signal processing software :) the argument becomes a little nuanced at this level -- we should define what we mean by "quality".. and i think the explanation for "why/how" the sound is affected in the digital vs analog case is quite interesting for anyone with the time to explicate! that said, agree my choice of words was too strong. really just mean as far as what is accessible for an average listener, there is no comparison to the simple analog control of a vinyl record.
that means put on your favorite rap album, drop the speed 2% and now the bass hits 2% harder ;)