A few observations/questions: firstly, they didn't use any proper music for that comparison . Classical recordings are invariably made at a much lower average level so as to accommodate substantially higher peaks. Secondly, it seems strange that the CD feed into the soundcard is quite so noisy compared with the EAC rip - you'd expect there to be a difference, but the numbers shown just seem very large. Thirdly, I don't understand quite what the 'frequency response' charts are meant to show, but I'd have strong reservations about concluding that vinyl has a usable frequency range similar to or greater than CD from the simple fact that there's output up to and above 20kHz (what exactly is the output?), before we even get on to the question of what audible impact that would have. Fourthly, the low peak-to-average range on the CDs used suggests dodgy mastering to me . I'm not sure I'd agree with this idea about "relative dynamics" in any case, which sounds suspiciously similar to audiophilese - the peak-to-peak pppp to ffff range, or even GP to ffff, would surely be more representative of the dynamic contrast available.

Apparently some pop CDs do struggle from being produced far too 'hot' though, and the resultant clipping may in some cases be partly responsible for the vinyl sounding 'smoother'. Competition for radio airplay doesn't work quite the same way with classical music - here the CD medium is actually taken advantage of, rather than abused as may sometimes be the case.