Where does the designation of "Audiophile" fit...


In the overall way you see Yourself? This has probably been asked before, so forgive me please if it is redundent. I actually started thinking about this after reading another thread here about the "typical Audiophile". It got me curious. Are You an Audiophile first and foremost, or does this distinction fall in place behind other badges you might wear. Parent? Professional? Volunteer? Maybe you would not even describe yourself as an Audiophile? Whatever the case may be, I am often suprised by what I read in these threads. I see people here as being extremely generous and friendly-sometimes unbelievably compassionate & funny, always very intelligent, beyond merely being well informed. I see myself as being fortunate to have such a resource.
timf
Diesel slept while I stood watch. Timf-You did not offend me even remotely. When you see my posts you have a 50/50 chance of them being dead serious and chock-full of golden nuggets of useful information and wisdom befitting of Ghandi himself, or, as in my contributions here (including this very post) they can be Chock-Full-of-Shit! (That's the espresso Diesel preferers Gunbei....actually produced the beans himself - what a great dog!).

Marco
TImf. We answer threads with our own brand of humor, especially Marco who is responsible for making me laugh out loud several times a week.

A welcome addition to otherwise serious discussions about music and gear. If your topic was poorly chosen you would have gotten no takers.
Definition from web: "one with extreme interest in high quality sound"

I think this fits. I am an audiophile by this definition. However, there are people who are audiophiles that do not seem very interested in music. I am definitely a music lover. I can enjoy listening to mp3's on my PC even tho the quality ain't so great. Just loves to taps mah toes.

But before even this, I am a wine connoisseur and teacher. Hey! It's a lonely life!
Nice definition Gunbei. Timf, for me, this is a lifestyle. It is a part of many things I do and consumes quite a bit of my time and a very noticeable amount of my money. Any serious hobbyist finds it hard to divorce themselves from their passion. I am an audiophool. There, I've said it. Bwah, hah, hah, hah!