What is Audiophile and who are this people?

Have you ever wonder what is all about Audiophile and who are they? Today I might show some aspect of an Audiophile…

Definition of Audiophile, Hi-fi and who is this people? An audiophile, from Latin audire “to hear” and Greek philos “loving,” can be generally defined as a person dedicated to achieving high fidelity in the recording and playback of music [1].

High-end audio is a term used to describe equipment that is purported by the manufacturers to be the best, regardless of the price [2].

High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts (audiophiles) to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound or images that is very faithful to the original master recording. High fidelity equipment has minimal or unnoticeable amounts of noise and distortion and an accurate frequency response as set out in 1973 by the German Deutsches Institut f?r Normung (DIN) standard DIN 45500. The term was most widely used in this strict sense in the 1950s and 1960s; in subsequent decades, the term was applied more loosely to any mid-level stereo system. In the 2000s, the term “hi-fi” for expensive high quality home audio electronics was largely replaced with the term “high-end audio” [3].

Lastly I want to show you a documentary about them. This is interesting don’t miss this video — i can guarantee you that you might understand these people better.


Greek Audiophile

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Reference
1. Audiophile, WikiPedia, Accessed July 17, 2007 ;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiophile
2. Hi-End audio, WikiPedia, Accessed July 18, 2007; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-end_audio
3. High fidelity, WikiPedia, Accessed July 18, 2007; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-fi

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