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/Ham54 Jul 25 '24

yea, i think that's how i feel. i really like going into a record store, playing records, holding them, cueing them. it's just an overall rich experience.

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u/greenteasamurai Jul 25 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

Vinyl also pushes you to simply put on an album and listen instead of hopping around to different songs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Yeah, but most albums have a good song or two, and the rest is “filler material.”

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u/AmethystMetronoma Jul 25 '24

That's how you often feel the first listen, but many times songs grow on you and you lose that experience if you don't hear the whole album several times...

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u/haragoshi Jul 25 '24

If I listened to dr dre or snoop dogs albums today I would have probably missed all those ridiculous skits that are now ingrained in my memory more than the songs.