Next time you guys frequent a record store, ask any millennial why they're buying vinyl to begin with. I have and the answers will astound you. Ask a vinyl junkie what they admire about the format. Ask a turntable or cartridge manufacturer about their latest efforts. Ken wrote based on assumptions, not research. That makes for poor journalism.
Ken's piece illustrates clearly that he's not a vinyl user, nor has he been since he abandoned it in the 80s. How on earth does that make the piece relevant? Hardware and software advancements in vinyl playback in the last ten years have really been astounding. Vinyl will always be a relevant format for enthusiasts for many reasons, one of the most significant being accessibility.
Here's the most ironic thing about the opinion some share with Ken - many naysayers find it easy to discredit vinyl when comparing the latest and greatest in digital audio to a mediocre 70s pressing played back via mediocre equipment of the same vintage. Even more ironic is that is exactly how many today are introduced to the format - how many stories have we heard right here on AK about the guy that snagged a TT at a yard sale along with a few records and he's blown away? Plenty. Now, that doesn't mean that setup is state of the art, it means that person heard potential in the format. It only gets better from there.
Ken, get your hands on some modern hardware (a VPI Prime fitted with a high end Dynavector with a front end to support it for example) and modern software (something on Quiex vinyl or from QRP maybe) and give it a subjective listen. And that folks was what had MF riled up ...