What makes / defines an audiophile ?


Having followed threads and contributed in several this came to mind since we see definitely passion here!!! It's interesting to touch base on things like this since equipment, power, tweaks tend to dominate postings and for me not been in this hobby for that long is worth a thought. Share your views.
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Here are my three favorite definitions of an audiophile. 1. has more money in his system than his car. 2. spends more time reading about and researching upgrading his/her system than actually listening to it. and 3. has more money in software (LP's and CD.s) than hardware (electronics). Unfortunately I do not fit catagory 3, but I am working on it.
I mean more money in the music than the electronics. I think that electronics can sometimes be just about money, as in some guy who has enough cash to throw at his system, but the guys who go out and puts in the effort to buy music one cd at a time, and end up spending more on that than the electronics, these guys are really into it. Having more money in my stereo than my car does not make me as proud as if I had more money in my software than my electronics. To me that is the ultimate gauge of how much you are into music, and that is what I think being an audiophile is all about.