I think the term audiophile has changed in the last decade or two, because now i keep seeing being used to mean “someone who likes music more than the average person”. Before it was more “had an entire room dedicated to music listening and if you move their chair a millimetre they will literally murder you”

That’s the kind of person who swears that can tell s huge difference based on cable (but, of course, never in a blind test).

There are websites dedicated to selling them things they don’t need. A 1m audio cable can cost several tens of thousands of pounds/dollars. And they’ll buy them and swear that they make a significant difference to the timbre of the hi hats on track 3 of The Joshua Tree

Think I’m exaggerating? Here’s a cable, for home use. 8ft. Yours for the low, low price of £98,770

That’s not a pair, btw…