I'm not sure that you're drawing the right conclusion here.  IMHO, the greatest reason for the demise of classical musci on vinyl, is the subjectively greater intrusion of pops, clicks and scratches on records in poor condition - which accounts for many records owned by music lovers who are not audiophiles.  To them, the silent background alone is enought to justify CD over vinyl.

I have over 600 records, many of which I have bought relatively recently as new pressings/ re-releases, or in good condition secondhand.  Most of this is acoustic jazz, but I do play some classical records and to me they all sound more real than the digital alternative, if the record is virtually perfect.  I play them on a SME model 10 with series IV arm and a Linn Akiva cartridge, so degradation should not be an issue.  My CD player is a Linn Ikemi, and to my ears, it sounds pretty good, but when I'm listening to real instruments, as opposed to electronic sounds, analogue sounds more lifelike.  I listen to live music quite a lot (and play) so I believe that I have a well grounded reference point.

This is all very subjective stuff, but I do feel that a lot of the conclusions must be influenced by the condition of the record and the relative quality of the digital/analogue equipment.