audiophile

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Etymology[edit]

audio- +‎ -phile[1]

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Noun[edit]

audiophile (plural audiophiles)

  1. A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
    • 2001, G. Randy Slone, The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook: 120 High-Performance Audio Electronics Projects, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 246:
      However, almost every serious audiophile or electronics hobbyist already knows that bar/graph displays are close to useless for the application they are most commonly used for, which is the attempt to indicate output power levels of audio power amplifiers.

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Adjective[edit]

audiophile (comparative more audiophile, superlative most audiophile)

  1. Relating to high fidelity sound reproduction or an interest in it.
    • 2012, Michael R. Miller, The Ultimate Digital Music Guide: The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music, Que Publishing, →ISBN, page 307:
      Fortunately, I abandoned the cheap record player and moved into more audiophile equipment once I got into high school.

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  1. ^ “audiophile, n. and adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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