Firstly, some music is mastered better on vinyl. For those specific cases, the vinyl album is better even though the vinyl itself is not better. I think most people can agree on the mastering discussion at least.
Beyond that, the issue with your thought process is that audiophiles are not all objective. It’s actually a notoriously not objective hobby. Look at the vitriol places like Audio Science Review get for being too measurement focused. That’s a firm rejection of objective measurements, in favour of subjective experience.
And when it comes to subjective experience, people are all unique in what they like and can be heavily influenced and biased by factors outside of the sound. If you enjoy the ritual of playing vinyl, you may literally hear the music sounding better because it’s overall a more fun experience. This is why some audiophiles swear by hyper expensive cables - they objectively do nothing, it’s been proven, but because the owner thinks the cable is doing something, it biases them into hearing improvements that are not measurable. It’s weird, but it seems fairly common.
Focal Clear. Like wearing a cloud.