BJN
When you hear oldies talking about their record collection and the joy it gave it rubs off and younger audiophiles are picking up on the experience of listening which is the vinyl vibe man.
 

Vinyl is a religion and that's a good thing.  You take a time out, perform the ritual of manipulating the record with awe and gloved hands, then relax and meditate on the greatness of life and music for the next 40 minutes.  If you're lucky, you also have a fantastic audio system, a nice room, and no one is allowed to bother you while you worship.
 
A smart phone and cheap ear buds while sitting in front of Facebook just isn't the same.

bitflipper
I don't think it's entirely due to nostalgia, although that's a factor. I really think Robert got it right suggesting a connection to the loudness war. Vinyl just can't be mastered as hot as a digital recording, so it has to be done more conservatively.
 
That's a big part of why vinyl sounds better - it's not the medium, which is clearly inferior to digital by any conceivable standard. The same can be said about music on DVD, which often sounds better than its CD equivalent. It's not the medium, but the care that went into the mixing and mastering.

Hi all ,i agree with many sonarist's theories,bitflipper especially,but i would add another reason to back in the vinyl world..........
The incredible decline in the quality and standard of music labels and music piracy which stands destroying this area.
Once you buy a disc was also an opportunity to improve their musical culture.
My last job will come out with an American label going to be vinyl and digital.
I hope that quality (audio and music)will win.
Greetings

Simple! It's the album cover.

I listened to Willie Nelson's "Stardust" album (1978) the other day. That was the first album I listened to in over 22yrs.

I have to say there was something very pleasing abut the experience. At the time I thought it sounded really open. But after listening for a few songs, I realized it was not harsh at all. Even with the scratches and pops, I still could not bring myself to perceive that it was harsh.

And that was the only "label" I could put on it.

 
 

 

Only to bat ears!

How about this theory?
 
The record industry has made us buy the same music on different formats - Vinyl, Cassette, CD and mp3. Now they can't come up with a new format and so they are going back to the start again! Soon they'll be selling us retro CD's.

I hear what I hear and that's all that I hear. Anything else, hears another beer?

If you really want vinyl to take off, throw it like a frisbee. XD

Because it's evident that CDs get scratched too.