Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?


Just like those driving a Porsche SUV can join PCA (digital audio fans can join Audiogon) but are certainly not Porschephiles unless they also own a coupe (Panamera owners I guess gets a pass here).

Please respond with a yes or no and we'll tally a vote for the first 100 responses.

sokogear

yes.

an audiophile is defined by a perspective, not owning gear, or format preference.

it’s about wanting their music to sound as good as possible, and having an interest in high performance music reproduction.

some of the most ’audiophile’ people I know, don’t really have much of a system themselves. but their interest in the subject is passionate.

within the audiophile viewpoint, their are serious gear heads, serious room and system tweakers, and serious music collectors. and some that are all three.

some audiophiles mainly collect vintage gear and listening is not huge for them.

no rules.

Dear @sokogear : Yes.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/audiophile

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiophile

There are a lot more audiophiles with out TT/R2R items that the ones that own one of either those items.



Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
Audiophiles are a dying breed. I say we admit members with smartphones and a good pair of headphones, not require they must suffer with 100 year old + technology to prove their worth. 
YES, no gear needed, just ears, one will do. Heck I had deaf cousins. They loved to dance... 

I met more than one person that their hearing went south. Stone coal deaf..

Still loved "the talk", and could give a lot of good pointers. A lot were old carpenters, mill workers.. smart bunch, most made a lot of their own stuff.

It's an attitude of seeking perfection where it varies from person to person, yet it does exist... CANI Continual and never-ending improvement. 

My 2 pennies

Regards