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

rixthetrick:   Correction.  sitting ON the amp .......amps are sitting on .... roller BLOCKS.  

jssmith: I like your comment adding spin to the topic.  Replies will need another thread on the forum.  With improvements in analog and digital gear the gap is narrowing considerably. Also people are employing  tweaks and room treatment which improve S.Q. .  Like another issue SS vs tubes.   But let’s stay on the topic  regards audiophile characterisation

yes.

I owned a 911 Cab, traded it in on a Cayenne, then that a Touareg, but I’ve never stopped appreciating the art of the Porsche.

There goes Raul again with the personal attacks....I’m reading brains are continuous and digital is not. Why not match how the brain hears?

Still vote yes the digital guys can still be considered audiophiles who listen to files, not music.

Panamera, Cayenne and Macan owners do not get the pass.
Actually even the new model owners who are posers for most part.

I can tell you with certainty after close to 20 years that Porsche owners totally changed and not for the better...

As for audiophiles I think the bottom line should be enjoying music.
Fort the most part it became too much about the gear, details and tweaks and very little;le focus on actual enjoyment of music...