What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?

I think audiophiles love music

I sometimes wonder whether the inverse is true……I was on a thread here where a guy was asking for tracks that would show off his speakers, and appeared ecstatic because he had a system that allowed him to listen to his speakers without the music distracting him

just how rare is this behaviour?

Not sure your assumption is really correct

it wasn‘t an assumption, it was something he actually stated himself, he was very pleased that his system had that characteristic

my main criterion when evaluating anything audio is “does this increase my enjoyment of the music being played?“

nice troll @pedroeb 

Ninety-nine percent of the time, good audio gear makes the music you like sound better.  In turn, high fidelity is a wonderful facilitator of making your musical experience more enjoyable. Of making the music you like more deeply felt.

in theory, yes, but the owners of an awful lot of high end gear end up dissecting the sonics of the music, rather than enjoying it as an immersive experience