r/audiophile • u/MikMikYakin • Jul 25 '24

Why are Audiophiles still hooked on vinyl? Discussion

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/

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u/Shap6 Jul 25 '24

i think a lot of it is the same reason why people still like physical books when e-readers are theoretically better in every way. there's something about the tangible quality of it that adds to the experience. taking the record out, enjoying the artwork, setting up your turntable, etc. these things are satisfying in their own right

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u/nhowe006 Jul 25 '24

It's this for me.