An Audiophile is Anyone Who Loves Audio Regardless of Monetary Status. Agree?


One group should not be allowed to monopolize the term above another as their own status symbol. you i and anyone else who likes audio can be considered an audiophile regardless of the size of your bank account. 
vinny55
The term audiophile belongs to everyone sorry to dissappoint the ones recently who think not
Bingo. It belongs even to those who paid a lots of money for their systems. They may not be called fools anymore. They are audiophiles.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/audiophile
Cambridge English Dictionary online

Audiophile
[Noun] a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about equipment for playing recorded sound, and its quality.

It's already defined, no hard work to understand it's meaning. No level of experience, degree of interest or value of investment is used in this definition. Just enjoy the music :-)
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@jsautter -    YEP!   All that, "casting" is just a waste of keystrokes. Yet; it can be entertaining.