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In Reply to: Why I'm not an audiophile posted by shamburg on May 12, 2021 at 12:32:59:
...is deep, wide, and tall, with many listener interests involved, not just the goal of an accurate presentation based on signal purity. Beauty is an aesthetic quality that many audiophiles seek, and what makes a listener an "audiophile" simply means a keen interest in audio as a hobby and/or an occupation. If a listener is not interested in the latest developments in audio, and tends to only be concerned with enjoying whatever system they may have configured for their own wants/needs, that's perfectly fine, since a sincere passion for audio playback is really the only criteria for what makes any listener an audiophile by nature.
There are gearheads who have a disdain for boutique products and dislike the term "audiophile" since it has a derogatory meaning in their book, but in the real world they still fall under the term as a demographic. And it's also fine to not care about the many audiophile listening cues that many audiophiles tend to value so much and consider oneself to simply be a music lover. But don't ever think the notion of being an audiophile does not have to do with the beauty of music, and the beauty of sound itself. Audiophiles who think of themselves as being such tend to spend big money and time in order to achieve an aesthetically pleasing presentation that hits the spot, not just the notion of signal accuracy. "Truth is beauty" as the saying goes, but a little nudge here and there in the right direction in order to custom tune an audio system from an aesthetic POV is a very common audiophile attribute.
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