"D.M. Procida" wrote in
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It's quite true that CD doesn't suffer from vinyl's pops and crackles,
and I'm pretty sure most people didn't actively like the latter.

You've got that right! Both coutns.

However, I am far from convinced that they were that bothered about
them,

You wouldn't be if you had been around in those days.

or indeed about most sonic defects.

Why do you think that? That people are tolerating the (relatively small)
audible flaws in MP3s proves nothing, because the flaws in legacy media (LP,
consumer analog tape) was far more audible.