Part of it is because vinyl is mastered differently from other media. Mastering is the process of tweaking a 2 channel mixdown with compression, EQ, etc. for o

Part of it is because vinyl is mastered differently from other media. Mastering is the process of tweaking a 2 channel mixdown with compression, EQ, etc. for optimal playback across a wide variety of devices. Think of a "master copy" that is then duplicated and sold. A lot of times the "master copy" used to duplicate onto vinyl is tuned differently from the "master copy" used for duplicating onto CD, MP3, etc. If you think about it, CD, MP3, streaming, these formats are going to be optimized for loudness and EQ'd in a way to make the main elements clear when played on things like laptops, smartphones, etc. A lot of the dynamics (difference between soft and loud parts) are lost when optimizing for loudness. A master for vinyl on the other hand is going to be optimized for playback on a record player attached to a hifi. And more of the dynamics will be left in as it's not competing for loudness in the same way as digital media.