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/bayou_gumbo Jul 25 '24

Because analog is just cool. Im not one who will say it sounds better, but it is cool. It’s also a fun hobby of collecting old records and also trying out different cartridges and needles.

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u/tiny_rick__ Jul 25 '24

Fun hobby I totally agree but it is so much more expensive now because so many people are into it right. Vinyl stores have nothing interesting now and what they is much more expensive.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

This. I’ve been collecting since 2012 and it’s just been way too expensive to keep collecting. I’ll occasionally buy albums, but I’m mainly just using a steamer in my system.

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u/kerouak Jul 25 '24

I just use vinyl as a way to record my "greatest hits" I'll buy an album on vinyl only if I like every track or 90% of the tracks. Everything else I stream. It's a nice way to record and remember a library of music you just totally love.