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What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?

I had been pondering this question since I have been involved in audio. Not sure what audiophile means. I went to a few fellow audio gurus get together events and although I had fun and liked the company, I felt out of place. In fact of the opinions and passion people here on Audiogon have, I do not have such strong attachments. So what is your take.... are you an audiophile? If you are, how do you know?
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stuartk
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My first thought was "this is complicated".

Then I read frogman6's post.

No contest, for me; I could live without my system but a life
without music is no life at all !   




stuartk
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@william53b:

"No. I have thought a lot about this, and I love music more than the gear.
I want the best music presentation I can afford, both precision and dynamic range, it greatly enhances the listening experience. But when I compare my thoughts on the hardware with an audiophiles I see where I fall short of the pursuit of perfection they have towards their equipment".

My thoughts, exactly !  
stuartk
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@pesky_wabbit 

"I sometimes wonder whether the inverse is true…"

You're not the only one who wonders this! 

 

stuartk
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"...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"

Yes. . . and furthermore, they will swear up and down that it's the music they care about, first and foremost!  

stuartk
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@minorl 

I've never enjoyed music more than when I was 8 years old, listening to WABC on a  transistor radio in bed on cold winter nights. To me, it's the physical/emotional/spiritual connection with music that I most treasure-- in the end it's far more important than having a high-end system. 

stuartk
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@mahgister 

"Music is a therapeutic nevermind the system /room price tag or S.Q."

Yes -- vibrational therapy! 

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