Why Vinyl Sounds Warmer (real reasons)

Vinyl is inferior (technically) to digital for the following reasons:
Lower resolution / dynamic range
Higher noise
Limited frequency response
Poorer transient response
Less stereo separation
Equalization / compression needed for the media
Disk wear with each play makes the other problems listed above even worse
These factors take away the "crispness" of what you can hear from digital. Kind of like watching a movie on a TV from the 80's as opposed to today on a HD screen. That loss of detail translates to what we perceive as softer or warmer.
Of course you can make digital sound like vinyl by reducing the resolution and frequency response, and adding EQ and noise, if that's your preference. But I think the psychological differences are the real division. After all, there hasn't been a move back to standard definition TV over the same period, and people haven't thrown out their refrigerator to replace it with an icebox.
Records have that simpler time nostalgia attached, that's true, but the media also has a substantial feel to it - something real that you can hold and take care of. Add to that the album art that's big enough to see and appreciate. They feel valuable, unlike music files stored on a computer or streamed via the internet. And you will be taken more seriously as an audiophile (or music lover) if you have a decent collection of records and quality equipment to play them on.
Also the act of selecting, cleaning and putting a record on to play is part of the enjoyment. It takes listening to music from purely consumptive to something you are physically involved in. Something that requires your love and attention.
And finally there's the widespread belief that vinyl does sound better. It's like a given at this point.
I get it. Like I said, I had started on a path of collecting records and turntables. But I soon realized that you need to be a certain type of person to pursue that long term, and I'm not one.

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