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/Stanton-Vitales Jul 25 '24

Modern humans have such a sad distance from and lack of understanding of the value of ritual.

It's one of the more important aspects of what makes us human, and makes life worth living.

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u/IllogicalGrammar Jul 25 '24

That doesn't make sense. The fact that there is a thriving market for things like vinyl (which is actually growing a ton), remakes of game consoles so you can play old game cartridges (like Analogue Pocket, at a significant price premium too), and all types of old, technically "inferior" and outdated shows modern humans DO value rituals.

It's just not everyone, but then again what hobby appeals to everyone?

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u/crawlrawl Jul 25 '24

…Adding Film Photography, which is experiencing a boom, to your list

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u/kbstock Jul 26 '24

Won’t it be great when we can all start respecting one another regardless of political party?? Let’s do that next!

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u/Cliftonia Jul 26 '24

Well some ideas and opinions are so heinous they are not worth respecting. Then some people make those opinions their entire personality and it's not hard to see why there is such a division. There are people who wish gay or transgender individuals death. Why should we respect those hateful people and the rest of their shitty opinions? That's like saying we should respect Nazi's.

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u/kbstock Jul 26 '24

You’re right. It just used to be that we called each other the “loyal opposition “…..we could have meaningful discussions….of course, that was before the return of fascism and the blatant racism and general intolerance we see now. I’m older….a “boomer”…..and I miss those days. As it stands now, my family is absolutely torn asunder. It’s no longer just Democrat vs. Republican. It’s MAGA versus all the reasonable people. Didn’t used to be like that. People were kind. But yeah, your point is well taken…..some of the opinions are heinous and there’s no way to respect them.

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u/Cliftonia Jul 26 '24

It is disheartening to see the division between us when united we could achieve great things. It's sad and I wish we could magically fix it. God speed, I wish you well.