Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?

I don’t see very many people knocking on the door for admittance. 

Whoa, hold on here. Porschephiles drive 911's and Caymans. We tolerate the other stuff only because it gives Porsche the money to survive and make our cars. I wouldn't be caught dead driving a Panamera or one of the SUVs. Those are for people who buy Rolex watches. 
As for audiophiles, real ones have turntables, hundreds of records and know their way around a soldering iron. A real audiophile makes their own speakers and modifies everything to work better. A real audiophile does not waste money on BS garbage that won't make anything sound better but looks pretty. A real audiophile has more money invested in their music than their system. 
There are people who love music and don't care what it sounds like. There are people that only care what it sounds like and will listen to garbage music just because it was nicely recorded, but real audiophiles listen to great music and make it sound as good as possible. 
Real audiophiles won't let anyone touch their system not even their significant other. They just do not understand. 
Real audiophiles are always looking forward to what they are going to do next. Real audiophiles are never happy with how their system sounds. There is always something that could be better. Real audiophile will use any technology available to make their systems sound better. 
Finally, real audiophiles love to help others make their systems sound better. We wish everyone can have the best music reproduction possible.
Rock and Roll. 

I have no idea what an audiophile is and really do not care.....

limomangus65 posts06-13-2020 1:07pm

Good Question, but if I was deaf could I be an audiophile?

  

I think more so if a person lost their hearing, or is losing it..

My cousins are deaf as can be, it can be, the beat... They loved polka music. Audiophilers, NO, lovers of dancing, yes.

My best friend is losing his hearing still a good composer and a heck of a string instrument player... Good board level repair person too.

Scope can still tell you a lot, deaf or not...

I have good hearing.. Thank God!! Whether I listen or not, that is a different question..

Regards

no................. absolutely not..............