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Audiophile, Audio Enthusiast or…?

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“ A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ”                  There are numerous names we tend to don like hats to present ourselves to the world, simple nomenclature casually used in conversation to abridge an involved passion. My favorite descriptive is Audiophile. The one word hides the depth and complexity of the hobby or profession, while offering a fundamental basic understanding of what it involves. It also helps me from ruining a social interaction by going into a 10 minute rant about audio but that’s just me. So what is an audiophile?        An audiophile  is an individual who is enthusiastic in quality sound reproduction. That is the simplest way to describe someone who loves music and wants to hear their favorite artists in better than average quality. Sure you could buy a set of earbuds for your phone for $2 (if you still have an AUX port), but you get what you pay for. At that price point they used ...