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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.

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glupson
7,842 posts
 
geoffkait,

Shame on you for wondering the same as I did.
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geoffkait
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Am I being tusk shamed? 😩
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danstarr
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Yes.
rcronk
52 posts
 
No!

Anybody with 1 ear and a 'transistor radio' with an ear piece stuck on a 28 AWG wire who can snap their fingers to rock and roll is now an "audiophile" if they got a AAA battery.  And a real audiophile would drive a BMW, not a Porsche.  The "ultimate" machine!  And if side-by-side comparison of turntable to CD is not enough, I play a new vinyl record on each of two serious systems with two different turntables.  Each has it's own charm.  And I have good CD equipment too and we all know the best thing about CDs is that you don't have to get up and turn the record over!   
And if you think this is all a load, well, you are not an audiophile, so it does not matter.
glupson
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"...on each of two serious systems..."
I have no serious system. All of mine are there for entertainment.
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