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You're not a true audiophile unless...

I can't tell you the number of posts I've seen that start with something like this. Why are some people so anxious to qualify this like it's some sort of title? Being an "audiophile" isn't a concrete or objective thing like the citizenship of the country you were born in or being an MA. It's reflective of your hobby or taste, much like calling yourself a "foodie." Can anyone else chime in with some of the more ridiculous qualifications people have come up with for calling oneself an "audiophile?"

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coltrane1
776 posts
 

Unless you have tubes and a turntable! :)

megabyte
96 posts
 

Hearing subtle yet dramatic and transformative differences switching out one expensive Ethernet cord for another. 

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terraplane8bob
68 posts
 

The definition of an audiophile is when the LOVE of music inspires you to delve even deeper into the mystery of music through the use of artificial reproduction.  For all the infatuation that we have for music, no one that I am aware of has ever managed to explain how and why music affects us as it does.  To have the power to bring that into our daily lives is what inspires one to become an audiophile. 

phd
1,316 posts
 

I'll take my music anyway I can get it. But honestly, I will still prefer to hear it through a good sounding system. Just don't call me an audiofool, I much prefer audiophile.

polkalover
116 posts
 

Ok- you want good tunes that sound great!  Whether from. Headphones, a killer system or somewhere in between 

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