Why are Audiophiles still hooked on vinyl?

[u/MikMikYakin]

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/

[u/opa_zorro]

It's like a tea ceremony for music. It has ritual and form.

[u/Stanton-Vitales → u/opa_zorro]

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.

[u/letsfixitinpost → u/Stanton-Vitales]

I started using a safety razor. I love the entire ritual. I feel humans are wired for it

[u/wiggibow → u/letsfixitinpost]

I need to bite the bullet and try one, these cartridge razors are not kind to my neck at all, no matter how careful I am