My dad is an audiophile, and had several friends in the same group back in the day, so I guess you could count them. I have one friend I've know since high school who also grew into an audiophile (he just picked up a set of Vandy 3A sigs).
There was also someone I met through a friend who was a major audiophile. I helped him build some acoustic treatments, he brewed some beer, and we spun some vinyl. His system was outstanding (he actually made his own record cleaning solution which seemed pretty good).
Other than that, I met a few amateur audiophiles when I was in the jazz program at North Texas, but none of them were truly serious. Like a couple of you have already said, it's not really something I bring up. However, the few times I've ran into another audiophile (and figured it out), it's been a great time.
There was also someone I met through a friend who was a major audiophile. I helped him build some acoustic treatments, he brewed some beer, and we spun some vinyl. His system was outstanding (he actually made his own record cleaning solution which seemed pretty good).
Other than that, I met a few amateur audiophiles when I was in the jazz program at North Texas, but none of them were truly serious. Like a couple of you have already said, it's not really something I bring up. However, the few times I've ran into another audiophile (and figured it out), it's been a great time.