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

Michelle- MM owners can certainly be audiophiles-they just choose to spend less on a cartridge. 
Correct me if I’m wrong, but this Is one area I think Is of universal Audiophile agreement. In general MCs sound better than MMs, just cost more and you have to worry about the phono stage matching to its voltage output.

Hey Chakster-should I worry about my 5’ or 1.5 meter interconnect going from my phono stage to my preamp? It’s a Kimber PB&J.

Moving the boxes around and switching to a shorter Interconnect cable (which I have a .5 meter one of the same brand) would work without any $$ investment. Would you say this is a no brainer and I should definitely do it?

"Like real audiophiles use MCs... and not MM/MI/MF ’things’... 😥"

That qualifies millercarbon as an audiophile. He is the genuine MC.

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"All this bunk makes me want to get a Tesla..."

The last time I tried it, a couple of years ago, it was the ultimate non-audiophile car. You could only listen to music via Bluetooth (or radio). USB ports were for charging, it seemed. I am not sure if it has changed since then, but be careful.

Glupson is the type who will order the Burmester system when he gets his Porsche. The Bose system is not good enough for him not to mention BOSE all over the door panels would be a huge embarrassment. 
Personally, until Tesla makes an interior I can enjoy sitting in I'm out.
Anybody who uses a rock to scrape a trench is an audiophile. I have not been here long enough to get a handle on millercarbon. I suspect he is well intentioned. 
All cartridges are balance devices to begin with. Cable length would not matter so much and the noise floor would drop if manufacturers would put balanced inputs on their units. It is happening slowly. In the mean while most of us are stuck with RCA inputs. Can you convert an RCA input to a balanced input by installation of the right jack isolating ground? Anybody know?