I Don't Want to be an Audiophile, What am I...

I don't like the term either. It sounds like an affliction. 

Guys, guys. You know what they say. Takes one to know one.

I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.

--Groucho Marx

He beat all of us to it.

All the best,
Nonoise

I’m proud to be an audiophile. The term has no "stereotypical" negative connotations for me. It’s been a hell of a rewarding journey, and I’ve met some brilliant people. I’m proud of the system I’ve built with nearly no budget, the path I took, what I’ve learned, the intensity with which I went at it, and the end results of that pursuit. I happen to think the recorded music in my home sounds stunning, and I enjoy listening to the system with the same level of passion I pursued building it with.   No regrets, no apologies.

Proud to be a stereo archetypical audiophile.