Audiophile what does it mean, it`s sounds perverted.

[JSmith]

I actually do prefer audio and video enthusiast... a bit less philey.


JSmith

 

[mhardy6647]

I'll cop to oenophile.
Plenty of opportunity for quantitave analysis there - with some fun toys. Liquid chromatography, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), stuff like that.
Sugar chemistry, too... and wine. The perfect job...

 

[respice finem]

I take the word "audiophile" it to mean "someone who loves audio".

I don't use it as a derogatory term and so I don't consider it to be a derogatory term.

And I understand that many do see it and use it as a derogatory term, and that's fine; I'm not going to argue with anyone about what that word means to them.

Yes, but, such terms may quickly become derogatory, like "pedophile" for instance... Does a pedophile love children? Well, if, than in a wrong way.
Some audiophiles may love music in a similarly wrong way...
More generally, it has become common to "blur" the meaning of words, and if this continues, every generation will need its own language.

 

[Pecrobet]

Audiophile could mean many things including being out of control and having an addiction to buying audio gear regardless of just how adulterated or distorted the music winds up being.

Wouldn't it reach more minds if the words audio purist was used in it`s place ?

After all is said and listened to it`s the purity of the artists music that is the most important and should have the main stage when explaining someone who enjoys music as it was intended to be herd... ?

We could start revolution and fight back against the mainstream over lords if we could agree on a proper word to explain the simple truth.

Simply put, a fundamental audiophile value holds that sins of commission (adding something to the music) are far worse than sins of omission (removing something from the music). Audiophiles love music first and foremost. They want to hear every musical detail as if it were heard live.

 

[TTT15]

The dictionary definition is a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction. Some may associate the word’s meaning with subjective interpretations. Why people like to get divided about the subject when they have something in common doesn’t seem to make objective sense unless someone is coming from a subjective personality perspective.

 

[Jokke]

I am an audiophile. But in the sensible way. I do not go along with snake oil products. I'm an electronics engineer and always take the proven approach. No directional cables, or air purifiers for me.

And first of all, I enjoy the music, not the gear.

 

[RexrothPigeon]

Yeah, I just love music, man, and since I need audio gear to make and listen to the music I love, I need to care about it. Not into tinkering or acquiring gear at all, just doesn't do anything for me.

 

[MaxwellsEq]

Audiophile could mean many things including being out of control and having an addiction to buying audio gear regardless of just how adulterated or distorted the music winds up being.

Wouldn't it reach more minds if the words audio purist was used in it`s place ?

After all is said and listened to it`s the purity of the artists music that is the most important and should have the main stage when explaining someone who enjoys music as it was intended to be herd... ?

We could start revolution and fight back against the mainstream over lords if we could agree on a proper word to explain the simple truth.

The ancient Greeks had different words for different types of love. Agape is the highest, self-sacrifice form; eros is more associated with sex.

Affection or friendship is classed as "philia" so had nothing to do with sex (or perversion).

An audiophile has an affection for sound.

A bibliophile has an affection for books.

An astrophile has an affection for stars.

 

[Sokel]

Do we know of any hobby that's described as "-philia" that does not sound or people think is perverted?

At my '20's when one has the need to dive into other arts than music we had the Wednesday movies day, mostly poetic cinema.
That's deep into cinephiles. The most we ever gathered was under 100 people, needless to say we payed a good chunk each (for young person's money) for renting the movie theater.

Whenever we invited people to it we got the look and the known "Oh, you're the ones watching an ear of grain for straight 10 minutes, right" .
So...

-philias are strange to people

 

[solderdude]

One can be an audiophile without being (or becoming) and audiophool.

There is a clear distinction but a fine line between these words.

 

[respice finem]

BTW, -phobia (irrational fear) is being recently used to frame opponents as mentally challenged.
So, speaking of "perverse" it's in some people's intentions, not in the word as such.

 

[respice finem]

One can be an audiophile without being (or becoming) and audiophool.

There is a clear distinction but a fine line between these words.

In English, "audiophool" will work. But it will be, yet again, considered offensive (the more phool, the more offensive).

I will keep my objectivist / subjectivist "labels".

 

[TTT15]

Duplicate post.

 

[solderdude]

There aren't many pure objectivists and subjectivists though and consider myself not to be an audiophile but inbetweenivist leaning strongly towards objectivism.
That's the problem with dividing things using just 2 words (us, them). Usually there is a grey area, with everything in life.
Some people just behave stupidly but then again ... in whose eyes ?
And then there is science (in its current stage) and 'opinions'.

 

[respice finem]

Such is life, there will never be a 0/1 distinction. Like Yin and Yang, there's little black in white, and little white in black...

 

[solderdude]

BTW, -phobia (irrational fear) is being recently used to frame people as mentally challenged.
So, speaking of "perverse" it's in some people's intentions, not in the word as such.

I do wonder what kind of life an audiophoob would have..
A very hard and complicated one I reckon with little joy.

 

[VintageFlanker]

I regret, but we all are, indeed.

Audiophile is from Latin audīre and Greek philos = the one who likes Audio (reproduction) ≠ Audiofool

 

[respice finem]

I do wonder what kind of life an audiophoob would have..
A very hard and complicated one I reckon with little joy.

You bet. It sometimes (luckily only sometimes) happens to me (heavy migraine). A normally quiet doorbell ring sounds like a gunshot...
The "jackpot" was, when it suddenly struck at an important shooting contest I attended. Shifted my starting time, left the area and waited in a quiet place for the medication to work.

 

[TTT15]

I don’t see any objective evidence that devisive terms are helpful based on what is happening in the world. People have more in common than divides them and there is enough unhelpful devision in the world without people getting devisive about a hobby which I thought was meant to be enjoyable.

People choose HiFi based on a variety of factors which are subjective. The decision itself to purchase HiFi and focus on particular factors are subjective so I’m not sure labels are helpful

 

[Subob]

The music isn't (usually) measured. The equipment is (sometimes) measured to make sure it can accurately reproduce the recording.

Yeah, I should have been more specific.

I was referring to the fretting over FR graphs and adherence to 'targets', most often Harman.