None of the above. I'm not an audiophile myself but I'm nevertheless fascinated by audiophile stuff.
My outsider-looking-in definition of an audiophile would be someone who is so concerned about the sound quality of their music that they will go to extraordinary* lengths to prevent the theoretical possibility** of sound degradation***. (where "extraordinary" is defined as "seems unreasonable to most observers", "theoretical possibility" is defined as "anything that seems remotely plausible to the audiophile in question", and "degradation" means "doesn't sound like they believe it should"). People who spend considerable money or effort building their collections are just music fans to me. They are a set that partially overlaps audiophiles, not a different sort of audiophile. A different sort of OCD perhaps ;) I like to poke fun at audiophiles as much as the next guy, but let's face it. A few minutes listening to one of their systems and I want their system so bad my teeth hurt. The world's a better place with them. Especially if they live close-by. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32378 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
