At what price is one considered an Audiophile.

question itself is incorrect

lots of audiophiles spend next to no money--they build hifi from their parts collection, buy a circuit board, build freo schematic, etc. 

Just the fact that you are on this forum means you are either an established audiophile or interested in becoming one. The amount you spend is usually the transition point where you go from audiophile to audiophool. BTW, there is absolutely nothing wrong with either version. The majority of us, including myself, would be phools if our budget allowed it! If you love recorded music and the gear used to reproduce it, welcome to the club.

As others have said it’s about the love of music and the passion to reproduce it as best you can. Yes you can get great sound from budget gear.  But let’s face it 99.9 percent of us are males with testosterone and egos and it feels good to buy that expensive gear and show it off too. 

If you are interested in listening to and assembling the components of a personal audio system, you’re basically an audiophile, regardless of any dollar amount threshold. It’s about the interest and enjoyment of this subject as a hobby. As you are posting on this forum it seems you may be one yourself.