As someone who started collecting vinyl about 3 years ago, it's about the difference between passive and active involvement in music. So much of our music consumption these days is a largely passive activity. We have music in our headphones while we work. We have music on in our cars while we drive. We have music on in the background of social events. While modern digital formats have given us true ubiquity of music (seriously, thanks to Spotify and Apple Music and LTE connections, even the old "1000 songs in your pocket" claim from the first iPod could be regarded as "quaint") they've driven the trend further and further away from active involvement in music.
Contrast that with vinyl. The act of putting on a record indicates a desire to do more than put on music in the background. Walking across the room, thumbing through your collection, pulling the record from its sleeve, etc.--the ritual of it all changes one's frame of mind in approaching the music: it's by definition a more active involvement.
When I want to have music on, I reach for my iPhone and Apple Music. When I want to listen to music I grab a record.
Contrast that with vinyl. The act of putting on a record indicates a desire to do more than put on music in the background. Walking across the room, thumbing through your collection, pulling the record from its sleeve, etc.--the ritual of it all changes one's frame of mind in approaching the music: it's by definition a more active involvement.
When I want to have music on, I reach for my iPhone and Apple Music. When I want to listen to music I grab a record.