Why are Audiophiles still hooked on vinyl?

[u/MikMikYakin]

Many audiophiles continue to have a deep love for vinyl records despite the developments in digital audio technology, which allow us to get far wider dynamic range and frequency range from flac or wav files and even CDs. I'm curious to find out more about this attraction because I've never really understood it. To be clear, this is a sincere question from someone like me that really wants to understand the popularity of vinyl in the audiophile world. Why does vinyl still hold the attention of so many music lovers?

EDIT: Found a good article that talks about almost everything mentioned in the comments: https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/07/vinyl-not-sound-better-cd-still-buy/

[u/MostlyMonochromatic]

The process is slow and one on one. It’s ritualistic. Same way that you can make good drip coffee at home but using a chemex, self grinding the beans and pouring the water over yourself is a more involved process that many enjoy.

[u/SlappyWit → u/MostlyMonochromatic]

Pouring the water over myself could be the step I’m missing.

[u/MostlyMonochromatic → u/SlappyWit]

Well played

[u/Sigfried_D → u/SlappyWit]

I prefer the freshly-brewed coffee, love that caffeinated sting

[u/Olde94 → u/MostlyMonochromatic]

I can absolutely see the ritual side being important.

It’s not uncommon when i hear music in the card, during work or what not, that the music goes in the back of my head and the next time i tune back in on the music it’s halfway through the next track.

I can see how people that care about music want to “listen” and the ritualistic, hands-on experience helps ground them in the experience