The term 'audiophile' began its' life in the mid 1950s.... "a person who is especially interested in high fidelity sound reproduction."
Notice 'music' is not mentioned...
The 'haters' like to claim audiophile status just for liking music... not.
We search out equipment... cables... tweaks... room treatment... moving speakers a 1/4"... to perfection... all for reaching the best possible reproduction of sound ... that we can afford.
And we try everything... even cable risers... and as our systems get better, we don't stop... we just keep listening for the next best thing.
That is an Audiophile... everything matters.