Something interesting cheeseboy said in another thread; ' Nice Mains Cable' ...
He seems to think an audiophile is someone who spends 'thousands' on a cable in reply to my comment that some studios probably have little or no audiophile pretentions.
Mmmmh, a slightly blinkered view but typical of the anti-foo, anti cables (anti most hifi or so it seems) brigade.
In his defense, I too think the term audiophile has a somewhat snobbish undertone but unlike him I think an audiophile is simply someone who cares about the quality of playback and equipment used. That has less to do with money and would equally apply to someone buying a well regarded Denon or similar Micro as opposed to something plasticy from Asda or someone that pays a little bit more for a decent set of headphones than the included one (or a better interconnect than the free ones).
I think as long as you care about the reproduction (and equipment) according to your means/budget, you are an audiophile.
No need to spend thousands but there will always be some who like to think they must be different even though their goals are probably the same, albeit perhaps achieved in a different way.
He seems to think an audiophile is someone who spends 'thousands' on a cable in reply to my comment that some studios probably have little or no audiophile pretentions.
Mmmmh, a slightly blinkered view but typical of the anti-foo, anti cables (anti most hifi or so it seems) brigade.
In his defense, I too think the term audiophile has a somewhat snobbish undertone but unlike him I think an audiophile is simply someone who cares about the quality of playback and equipment used. That has less to do with money and would equally apply to someone buying a well regarded Denon or similar Micro as opposed to something plasticy from Asda or someone that pays a little bit more for a decent set of headphones than the included one (or a better interconnect than the free ones).
I think as long as you care about the reproduction (and equipment) according to your means/budget, you are an audiophile.
No need to spend thousands but there will always be some who like to think they must be different even though their goals are probably the same, albeit perhaps achieved in a different way.