What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?

Not an audiophile. I lack the necessary gullibility gene.

Exactly my point. Thanks! Because of course anyone who spend (insert amount) is gullible and thus an audiophile. Dont get you started on tweeks and cables right?

Prejudice against all people categorized the same in a group BLIND the judgment sorry...

i am an audiophile, i dont upgrade and buy nothing...

My system is basic , good but low cost...

All my "tweaks" are homemade, effective, and cost nothing or very low...

And my ratio S.Q. /price is over the roof...

Then?

Why not thinking before speaking  and  judging group of people?

I was on a thread here where a guy was asking for tracks that would show off his speakers, and appeared ecstatic because he had a system that allowed him to listen to his speakers without the music distracting him

Not sure your assumption is really correct.  To me it's more like having a sports car and asking for other drivers to recommend  roads that I can enjoy with it.  It's not always the destination it can be the journey. That and if you're posting here you at least have audiophile tendencies or you'd be posting somewhere else,  maybe on a quilting site.

I'm personally not hung up on labels  Am I an audiophile?  I meet the definition.  Am I music lover?  Meet that definition too but hopefully I'm more of a positive influence than negative. 

When do I get my chip?

Labels and tribes. 

It is a pleasure to talk to sane people, welcome...Especially this time and in this year...

I'm personally not hung up on labels  Am I an audiophile?  I meet the definition.  Am I music lover?  Meet that definition too but hopefully I'm more of a positive influence than negative. 

When do I get my chip?

I think everyone here is an audiophile. Whether your communication reveals your knowledge or your hubris has nothing to do with it. This is your personality. 

@mahgister 

Have you ever tried to factor in the cost of the time you spent perfecting your system in this equation?  How much would it cost someone to hire you to use your knowledge, patience and the sheer man-hour time to make their room acoustically nimble like yours? Maybe $50 an hour times 1000 hours?  In the USA we have a saying: time is money, think about it.  We all sacrificed for what we are passionate about. Money, time, relationship, there is a cost associated with it. $500 was just your initial investment, the real one is much more.