Try doing an ABX comparison of whatever it is you think you can hear, and then talk to me.
> Must i provide examples?
Prove it to yourself first with a representative sampling of vinyl records and a blind waveform analysis.
> Destructive 'loudening' of music is not useful with vinyl music
That's true in theory. It's also true that destructive loudening of music is not useful with digital music, but they still do it. In reality, most vinyl masters are the same mastering plus an additional pass through a multi-band limiter. This is not a guess, by the way.
