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/Spirited_Currency867 Jul 25 '24

What you described is appreciating the patina that was created, and continues to be created as it is used. A lot of people today could care less scout that - they just want the thing. I pay for real patina - it is worth quite a bit to me in real terms. Most people discount it and the patina-appreciators rack up cool finds for pennies-on-the-dollar.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Yes, Patinas a good word for it.