An Audiophile is Anyone Who Loves Audio Regardless of Monetary Status. Agree?

I don't think "liking" or monetary status has much to do with it. 

There is an addiction and disproportionate % or income and / or time spent on it.  It is developing a disdain for things that most others would like.  I think also refusing to listen to less.  

The term audiophile belongs to everyone sorry to dissappoint the ones recently who think not

Bingo. It belongs even to those who paid a lots of money for their systems. They may not be called fools anymore. They are audiophiles.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/audiophile
Cambridge English Dictionary online

Audiophile
[Noun] a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about equipment for playing recorded sound, and its quality.

It's already defined, no hard work to understand it's meaning. No level of experience, degree of interest or value of investment is used in this definition. Just enjoy the music :-)