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

mijostyn

... For those of you who do not like a spirited discussion I suggest you take up needle work. If it were not for Cleeds I would not be having any fun.

Another option is to alert the moderators to abusive forum users. That way those who want to actually discuss audio and music here can do so.

I think everyone should be welcome here and also treated with a modicum of respect. It’s sad that any user would come here to have "fun" while doxing and degrading others, or argue that some people are not "worthy" of participating.

MillerCarbon is the man.Agree just about 100%.

people who buy Porsches for prestige typically don’t even know what PCA is. But every one in PCA is not a Porschephile. Just like every Audiogoner is not an asidiophile. Just about everyone who tracks a Porsche is a Porschephile, but that doesn’t mean you have to take your Porsche to the track to be a Porschephile.

QED.

@sokogear  "considered audiophile"
Merriam-Webster definition is "a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction"
So could you clarify your question in relation to "turntable or reel to reel" VS digital?  Are you implying that "turntable of reel to reel" are more "audiophile"?  Those are simply two lesser fidelity mediums... that you can like or not.

I know many people who track their Porsches who would not consider themselves "Porschephiles". They would consider themselves "autophiles". The Porsche is just their tool of choice right now, sometimes just for that day, as they often have other sporty vehicles that they drive and track too. Several that have Porsches but never track them as well, but track other vehicles. Would that make them a lesser autophile or Porschephile?

Just about everyone who tracks a Porsche is a Porschephile