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

You’re close. Very close, glubson. You made it more cereal, pablum brain. Everybody’s trying to be my baby! 

Very closet to perfect MillerCarbon:
"Yes and that is the thing about audiophiles. Most people think it means likes to listen to music. But it can also mean likes to listen to digital."

Just add one word. But it can also mean likes to listen to digital files.

rauliruegas,

I felt it should be listed with those articles (or online videos) we feel might genuinely advance our collective knowledge.

It was a little depressing to read about the irreversible hearing damage that happens with misuse and with time.  

Plus all of the recalibration our hearing systems have to perform as a result, or the effects of volume on perceived frequency response.

I remember the old stories of New York police putting bullets in their ears to drown out the hysterical (100dB+) screams from the fans at the Beatles concerts!

We should always take maximum care of our hearing. 

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/articles-you-feel-should-be-shared

cd318
I remember the old stories of New York police putting bullets in their ears to drown out the hysterical (100dB+) screams from the fans at the Beatles concerts!

>>>>One imagines police in New York and elsewhere still use that trick for protests and brutal arrests.

Dear @cd318 : Excellent thread you started. Good.

R.