Originally Posted by WhyFi

All of this is funny - I work at one of the highest-end Hi Fi shops in the land, and the term 'audiophile,' is often used in a disparaging manner by those within the industry to describe one who listens to the gear, and not the music. And then, of course, a customer walks in and declares themselves to be an audiophile, which never seems right - kinda like someone walking in to a bike shop and saying, "oh yeah - I'm a poseur, I'm a total poseur!"

As a general rule of thumb, don't declare yourself to be ANYTHING ending with "-phile" - it's like giving yourself a nick-name - it's just wrong.

PS - just for the schwag factor, see me new avatar? It's a meter on my (new to me) Magnum Dynalab tuner - lovin' it!