Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?


Just like those driving a Porsche SUV can join PCA (digital audio fans can join Audiogon) but are certainly not Porschephiles unless they also own a coupe (Panamera owners I guess gets a pass here).

Please respond with a yes or no and we'll tally a vote for the first 100 responses.

sokogear

Showing 2 responses by mikelavigne

yes.

an audiophile is defined by a perspective, not owning gear, or format preference.

it’s about wanting their music to sound as good as possible, and having an interest in high performance music reproduction.

some of the most ’audiophile’ people I know, don’t really have much of a system themselves. but their interest in the subject is passionate.

within the audiophile viewpoint, their are serious gear heads, serious room and system tweakers, and serious music collectors. and some that are all three.

some audiophiles mainly collect vintage gear and listening is not huge for them.

no rules.

@sdrsdrsdr 

It might be said there are different levels of the audiophile hobby.
Level 1: digital
Level 2: vinyl
Level 3 : tape (15 ips)
Im a level 2 that can’t afford level 3.

there is a level 4.......

1/2", 15ips tape.