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

@n80 yeah, maybe just don’t use analogies my friend, because using one poorly does the exact opposite of what you are trying to achieve. :)

All of your analogies require a career in something or specific training. Audiophilia, by globally accepted definition, requires neither being a professional, nor any type of training.

Also look at the definition of the word aficionado. And in the context of sports cars, I’ve yet to see a definition that states you must own the item you are enthusiast about.... including sports cars. 

Because you seem to think you know a better better definition than the globally accepted one provided... do the world a favor and contact Dictionary.com or Wikipedia and try to persuade them on something that fits your liking. Until you have changed the world’s view on the term, maybe you should accept the majority rule of this forum who disagree with your POV. 

“Good talk Russ”

@bignamehere right on good luck on him and all the others giving all these bogus analogies trying to change wikipedia or all the worlds dictionaries on the meaning of audiophile.

Speak for yourself @N80 im nowhere near rich like you and evil? Imperfect yes.. evil is a stretch. Your just saying that to make yourself feel better.

@ahofer dude get a life. Nowhere on this green earth does it say you need specialization and a university or college degree to be an Audiophile. You guys have brought this hobby to an absolute low in your mindset. Wow i cannot beleive what im actually hearing. This music and amplifier sucks

"But if I did make some babies, still might, my wife and I would raise..."

Oh my, if you really do not have children yet, and will have them some day, brace for impact. You may be in for a dose of frustration, surprise, maybe even disappointment, and a few more descriptors of defeat.

"...do the world a favor and contact Dictionary.com or Wikipedia and try to persuade them on something that fits your liking."

Did rules on Wikipedia change? It used to be that you could edit things. Even I did a few.

I am tempted to try to change definition of "audiophile" to "the one who babbles on AudiogoN".

You used to be able to change Wikipedia, but it’s been years since I’ve been able to update part of a page (correct & sited or not) and it wasn’t immediately moderated and deleted within minutes. They seem to require very reputable sources, which is why n80 would probably easily convince them to change it. 😉😏