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What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?

I had been pondering this question since I have been involved in audio. Not sure what audiophile means. I went to a few fellow audio gurus get together events and although I had fun and liked the company, I felt out of place. In fact of the opinions and passion people here on Audiogon have, I do not have such strong attachments. So what is your take.... are you an audiophile? If you are, how do you know?
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mahgister
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dletch2
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frogman6,416 posts04-29-2021 7:29amAn audiophile is someone for whom the quality of the sound of the music, not the musical content itself, is of the utmost importance. An audiophile prioritizes sound quality. A music lover prioritizes the quality of the musical content. This is not to say that one can’t prioritize both. However, ask yourself this question: if forced to give up one or the other, which would it be? There’s your answer.



My favorite answer.

I will add a 3rd type. The pseudophile. The pseudophile pursues the perception that they are prioritizing sound quality.

In my experience, there are far more pseudophiles than there are audiophiles.
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cleeds
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mijostyn
Who cares.
Exactly. It's just a label.
stuartk
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My first thought was "this is complicated".

Then I read frogman6's post.

No contest, for me; I could live without my system but a life
without music is no life at all !   




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+1 @frogman
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