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audiophile

audiophile

3 8.0
A person who cares a lot about very good sound and the equipment that makes it
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdiəˌfaɪl/
: audiófilo
  • But to be honest, 16GB just won't cut it with audiophiles that use lossless formats.
  • audiophile headphones
  • audiophile system
  • many audiophiles

These are for Sirius audiophile type listeners, for professional musicians, etcetera.

Examples

  • What we're focusing on is beginner audiophile turntables.

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  • I love vinyl; new, it is the best quality to most of the audiophiles I personally know.

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  • I'm definitely an audiophile, as well.

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  • Now I'm not an audiophile and I'm not going by audiophile standards.

  • My system quality is way beneath an audiophile's.

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  • Smartphones for audiophiles: Is the iPhone 5 more musical than its rivals?

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  • The high-end audiophile will always search for quality over convenience, as proven by the stabilization of vinyl sales.

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  • Audiophiles tend to prefer manual because there are fewer parts to disturb the tonearm's motion.

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  • The primary users of lossless compression are audio engineers, audiophiles, and those consumers who want to preserve the full quality of their audio files, in contrast to the quality loss from lossy compression techniques.

    Academic text (2008)
  • As an audiophile, she invested in high-end speakers to enhance her listening experience.

How Enthusiastic

audiophile
3 8.0
music lover
13 2.4

Surface Forms

audiophile singular
audiophiles plural

Morphology

audiophile = audio (transparent) = audio + phile

The meaning is directly compositional: an audiophile is literally a lover of audio or sound.

Etymology

Audiophile comes from audio meaning 'to hear' and phile meaning 'lover', so an audiophile is literally a 'sound lover' who cares deeply about very good sound and audio equipment.