Do female audiophiles exist

@mewsickbuff Welcome and please stick around. Cheers,
Spencer

Although I never followed from the beginning, I assumed "Elizabeth" was a male.
audiowoman:, You should have nothing to prove, IMO. It just helps to post on ongoing listening thoughts now & then. To be a music lover is more important than being an "audiophile".

@ path2one, I hear you. @ sbank, thanks. @ slaw, just a thought, I would think not all music lovers are audiophiles, but aren't all audiophiles music lovers?

Regarding your last question, I've read message boards where audiophiles tout the recording quality over the music. 

I I think you have both, those that value music over recording quality and vice versa..

In my collection I've got some down right awful recordings, and many more that are just mediocre.  But I love music and dig past all that to embrace the music.  When I listen to well recorded music of course I'm in music heaven, but those who aren't pure music lovers are missing out on a LOT!  Of course I grew up in the transistor radio era, too.  Might have a little to do with it.