I like my Wilson's Dealer definition of an "Audiophile" as someone who has more money invested in their music (CD's and albums) then their system!
Can you be an audiophile if ...
Okay, I'm evaluating my system. Finally, I have my speakers elevated so that their realm of projection and soundstage meshes seamlessly in the family room. You see, I don't have a dedicated listening room. In fact, my system shares space in the family room with the furniture. My question is then, can one be satisfied as an audiophile if you have a piece of furniture that you sit on, placed between your speakers? I have just such an arrangement. It's not like that's where I sit to listen to the music when I'm really sitting down to listen to the music, but it's there nonetheless. And yet, it sounds pretty damned good, I think.