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

"Accuse" you of being an Audiophile? I didn't know it was a crime. I think the older the gear that you know about and appreciate (and hopefully some new stuff), the more serious of an Audiophile you are.

Same as with Porsches - the guys who know every model ever made (not counting SUVs) - their options and configurations by year, how many were produced/sold in US, etc. are the most knowledgeable/serious Porschephiles.

They typically drive an air cooled 911 of some flavor between 1968 and 1998 (or have one or more in the garage on a trickle charger) and spend a good deal of time (or used to) driving at the track, optimally as an instructor at Driver's Education events. Dr. Porsche would tell them to get the cars out of the garage and enjoy them.

I'm a lightweight - no track (too expensive and risky) and a water cooled engine daily driver, although I know a lot about 1999-2020 models of 911s, Boxsters and Caymans. Some about the older models, but never owned one.

Nothing wrong with old equipment fleschler. My speakers were made in 1981. I still have them because nothing better has come along that I like better. My original amps finally blew so they have been changed. Preamp and phono amp are 25 years old and I have no inclination to change them. It is time for a new turntable as the wow and flutter after cleaning is a not so hot 0.30 % . I've got a new belt coming but I have a feeling that won't fix it. It owes me nothing. 
I believe an audiophile is a music lover that manages his own system. A lot of people buy a system and use it. They never try new equipment or play with their gear. If something breaks they call the shop who deals with it. They are not about to care about their turntables wow and flutter and probably have no idea what that means. They also don't get sucked into directional wire and cable elevators. Only an audiophile can delude themselves into thinking that stuff works. 
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You contradicted yourself saying an audiophile likes old equipment and tries to keep it if it sounds good to them, then you say audiophiles are tweakers who delude themselves with useless stuff (which is true much of the time).

Where is the contradiction?

You said only an audiophile deludes themself after saying they wouldn’t get sucked into directional wire or Cable elevators.