[brother love]

Definition of audiophile: "a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction." (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/audiophile)

Seems fairly innocuous to me, and in fact, is the reason this site exists. Aligning the whole membership of this site to "disorders that often are related to incest and other ritual abuse's" is more than a little extreme. I'd really hope that GRACE RUBY might take a little time off to rethink these remarks.

+1 on both counts/ paragraphs.

[Letitroll98]

You're close JLM, C&C is suppose to be fun, so wherever pricing guidelines intrude on having fun there is consideration to apply a small amount of slush.  And you're right in that it's most liberally applied to individual components to the effect that if you can include your special little component in a musically satisfying system that still comes in under the $1,000 limit you're most likely in.  For example you can steal some funds from your amplifier budget and apply it to the speakers, or something in that vein.

And I'm sorry GRACE RUBY but most audiophiles are narcissistic, using music to listen to their systems.  Cheap and Cheerful focuses solely on equipment, the music being played on these systems is almost never mentioned.  Yet something magical happens with a C&C system, jaded audiophiles stop listening to their equipment and begin enjoying the music for its own sake.  Strip away the ego of owning a "Transcendent X470 Mega SE" and all that's left are the notes.  No one cares if it's MP3 or DSD on C&C systems, just if it makes your toes tap.  Completely unintentionally, we turn equipment lovers into music lovers. 

[OzarkTom]

My Dad traded cars every 6 months, I try to trade audio gear every 6 months. Everyone spends their money on something, C&C makes my money go a lot farther.

[GRACE RUBY]

Definition of audiophile: "a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction." (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/audiophile)

Seems fairly innocuous to me, and in fact, is the reason this site exists. Aligning the whole membership of this site to "disorders that often are related to incest and other ritual abuse's" is more than a little extreme. I'd really hope that GRACE RUBY might take a little time off to rethink these remarks.

Hi John, I never said that, I have Dis-aligned this whole site as trauma victims,

[GRACE RUBY]

ha ha ha EVERY BODY PLEASE READ AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING

And I'm sorry GRACE RUBY but most audiophiles are narcissistic, using music to listen to their systems.  Cheap and Cheerful focuses solely on equipment, the music being played on these systems is almost never mentioned.  Yet something magical happens with a C&C system, jaded audiophiles stop listening to their equipment and begin enjoying the music for its own sake.  Strip away the ego of owning a "Transcendent X470 Mega SE" and all that's left are the notes.  No one cares if it's MP3 or DSD on C&C systems, just if it makes your toes tap.  Completely unintentionally, we turn equipment lovers into music lovers.

Dear Sir Letitroll98

 I have no idea of what you speak, as i have concurred with you the same in print, is anyone reading what i said 

[JohnR]

And that is proper clinical use of the word in its origins, Philia anything is a clinical word.
The folks (music existentialist)   have adopted/stolen the term  "Philia" from the therapist and psychiatric community, you can not even legally use the term in a court room as it is described here, and have done music lovers or those in pain no small harm, putting this word usage into its "off origin" street vernacular.

Sorry, but this is just silly. Apart from anything else, the word ends in "phile" not "philia."

Are you making the same claim about bibliophiles, Francophiles, foodophiles, etc etc etc?

[LesterSleepsIn]

Sorry, but this is just silly. Apart from anything else, the word ends in "phile" not "philia."

Are you making the same claim about bibliophiles, Francophiles, foodophiles, etc etc etc?

And what about Phillie Phanatic and his Phillyaphilia, recognized by courts throughout the land?

[fredgarvin]

Ruby baby, if you remember the film Sexy Beast, you should also remember where he ended up.