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What's your definition of an audiophile?

Our love of audio is really basic biology with the brains dopamine reward system. The more we get pleasure with something the more we seek it out for the brains dopamineric response. Better sounding music equal more reward. MUSIC is our high! I tried to be a little eccentric from a science perspective. Alan Parsons cynically said "Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment”. Let me hear your definition


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rickallen81
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Someone who appreciates music and the contributions equipment and accessories can make. Often to the point of obsession, but the core is a love for and pursuit of the ultimate sound quality, which is different for everyone.  
aewarren
659 posts
 
My wife was preparing dinner while I was sitting in my listening chair spinning Miles Davis. She came in with a cutting board and some garlic and asked if I would chop some for our meal "since I wasn't doing anything."  I turned off the turntable, put in a CD, and helped with dinner. An audiophile's wise decisions don't have to be expensive.
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noromance
9,857 posts
 
@aewarren  Nailed it! While herself assumes I am doing nothing, listening mode is the only time I consider I'm doing something I want to do.
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
I turned off the turntable, put in a CD, and helped with dinner.

An audiophile is one who knows you use a turntable to play captivating sit down and listen to it music, and CD for pass the time background music.

needlebrush
99 posts
 
Most of us audiophiles are poor souls who began as a music lovers, but eventually morphing into critical listeners who focus on sound. Every now and then we are at peace with our system, allowing us to enjoy the music again.
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