At what price is one considered an Audiophile.

I don't think the amount of money one spends has much, if anything, to do with one being an "audiophile".

It is more about the passion that one has to experience music in its purest form. To bathe in its beauty and emotion whether you are listening to a $1K system or a $1M system.

Take a look at the contributors on this site and you'll find a very wide range of income levels, but they are all certified audiophiles.

$1598.73

That is the price point. If your entire system costs below that...then you disqualify.

"Oh, and forget about music, it's all noise. Listen to the sounds. That's audiophile."

"That's why you get so many nonsense responses. They are poor people with mid-fi stereos and questionable hearing."

Some people have a 180 degree different take on what an audiophile is than I do.

This type of pompous, elitist thinking is a prime example of what can make this hobby laughable to outsiders.

Not how much, but how you spend. But it can get expensive.

I've spent a lot, and I have a friend who spent ten times a much, and you know what? His system sounds WAY better than mine, I mean, no comparison.

Let's not be foolish. 

Do what makes you happy.

You really don’t have to spend a lot.  Back in the seventies, I bought, swapped and sold equipment. I bought barely broken pieces and fixed them. Most of the time it was either a wire that came loose or  and resold . I made a friend at a local hifi store and for only a few percent, he sold my stuff. It wasn’t till the mid eighties that I ever had anything new and it was acquired by trading in other stuff.