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What makes / defines an audiophile ?

Having followed threads and contributed in several this came to mind since we see definitely passion here!!! It's interesting to touch base on things like this since equipment, power, tweaks tend to dominate postings and for me not been in this hobby for that long is worth a thought. Share your views.
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john_l
782 posts
 
A guy who puts blue ice in his fridge so it won't turn on.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Anyone who has read all this and sees everybody is just scratching the surface.John_get that dedicated line;a good power conditioner/then the 'fridge might as well be on another planet
hiwaves
43 posts
 
An audiophile is a guy/gal who spends $150.00 on a tube and thinks they got a bargain.
redkiwi
1,092 posts
 
The wife's just going to bed, and you wonder.... Do I go to bed too and maybe get lucky? Or do I listen to some music? - because getting lucky isn't a sure thing. And choosing the music.
tubegroover
2,279 posts
 
To me it goes something like this. A music enthusiast is one who's primary interest is listening to and enjoying the music, hardware is secondary. An audiophile is an obsessive compulsive hobbyist at LEAST as MUCH INTERESTED in the gear that makes the music as enjoying the music for music sake. And finally the Audioholic, one who has an extreme case of audiophilia. New gear coming and going, trying every new tweek that comes down the pike. In long term debt. Has severed relationships and become isolated from others because of this extreme obsession. Dreams about new gear at least once a week. This individual has no more than a 10% cost ratio of software to hardware.
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