“every honest vinyl fan i have met these days admits it is the ritual. not the sound quality.”
That looked like he was struggling a bit with a sound based preference for vinyl.
You see a contradiction where none exists. ...
I don't think anyone argues with personal preference - that's anyone's free prerogative.
I just disagree when people try to turn personal preference into a universal truth they try to pummel others into accepting. Or when factual fallacies are subtly introduced into an argument to lay the ground for the former.
Saying "I love listening to vinyl" is no crime, heck, I immensely enjoy listening to vinyl (through tubes!!!) at a friend's place. It's saying "Vinyl sounds better" that is objectionable when people start to omit the "to me" disclaimer and try to turn it into a universal truth.