Someone who spends a minimum of 25% of their annual salary on their hifi system and uses it to listen to Dire Straits and Steely Dan exclusively.
Is that a moving coil stylus I’m hearing? Yeah, thought so. You know for just $3K you can get a decent entry level audiophile quality moving magnet stylus that will really bring out the brightness of Sultans of Swing.
by &E aaargh August 23, 2025
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" An audiophile is not merely someone that Dictionary.com says has "ardent interest in stereo or high-fidelity sound reproduction." An audiophile is someone who wants to do something about the flaws and deficiencies in their home entertainment system, whether it is about the music or the movies.
A tweaking audiophile is someone who wants to make some or all of those improvements themselves. (This term derives from a caustic description applied to myself. As in the time when an annoyed salesman said, "what are you anyway, some sort of xxxing audiophile?" His expletive evolved in print to "frigging," which lead to "freaking" and then to "tweaking." And, there you have it. Lemonade, from lemons.)"
A tweaking audiophile is someone who wants to make some or all of those improvements themselves. (This term derives from a caustic description applied to myself. As in the time when an annoyed salesman said, "what are you anyway, some sort of xxxing audiophile?" His expletive evolved in print to "frigging," which lead to "freaking" and then to "tweaking." And, there you have it. Lemonade, from lemons.)"
by Acolin July 23, 2010
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You may hear what you want to hear but the REAL SMART CANT AUDIOPHILE always understands what they hear and the reasoning is STRENGTH IN NUMBERS , "right ADAM".
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Get the androphile mug.Audiophilia nervosa describes the anxiety resulting from the never-ending quest to obtain the ultimate performance from one's stereo system by means of employing state-of-the-art components, cables, and the use of certain "tweaks."
Although the goal is supposedly to achieve maximum appreciation of the music, those afflicted with this condition are merely obsesed with their electronics.
Although the goal is supposedly to achieve maximum appreciation of the music, those afflicted with this condition are merely obsesed with their electronics.
Todd had spent well over $100,000 in speakers,monoblock amplifiers, fiber optic cables, Shakti stones, pre-amolifiers, and other equipment and tweaks. And yet he still wasn't convinced that Diana Krall's voice sounded "silky" enough.
Todd was in deep denial concerning his audiophilia nervosa, and his wife was on the verge of calling a divorce lawyer.
Todd was in deep denial concerning his audiophilia nervosa, and his wife was on the verge of calling a divorce lawyer.
by whimzzical June 19, 2010
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Dick was considered an audiophiliac. Jane was amazed that he could accurately discern analog from digital audio signals.
by Roger Lieson January 15, 2009
Get the Audiophiliac mug.A disease of the mind resulting in one believing that the only good audio system is one that costs over US$20,000 and that stray magnetic fields in components through the audio path will distort the purity of the audio image righteously placed with loving care by holy Audio Engineers in the studio for your listening pleasure.
Man, my friend paid $175 for this stone that's supposed to clear up magnetic flux and improve sonic purity; he put it on his amplifier. Now it looks like a rock on his amp and I can't hear any difference when we listen to Megadeth. That dude has serious audiophiliosis.
by WingedEel November 3, 2010
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