# What's the Difference Between a Music Lover and an Audiophile? **URL:** \ **Category:** Humor\ **Created:** [March 30, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848 "2017-03-30T13:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bootzilla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/bootzilla/32/1598_2.png) [@bootzilla](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/bootzilla)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/1 "2017-03-30T13:24:15Z")
A music lover uses audio equipment to listen to his recordings. An audiophile uses recordings to listen to his audio equipment! ![24_gif](http://www.psaudio.com/wp-content/forum-smileys/24.gif "24\_gif") ---
**Author:** ![ryonlunch32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@ryonlunch32](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/ryonlunch32)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/2 "2017-03-30T20:59:52Z")
Har har har!!! ![laugh](http://www.psaudio.com/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif "laugh") Too true. I must be a music lover, because it takes effort to listen to the equipment. I keep falling back into listening to the music. J.P. ---
**Author:** ![jazznut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jazznut](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/jazznut)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/3 "2017-03-31T12:43:15Z")
An add. definition of an audiophile vs. music lover could be someone owning a 20.000$+ audio setup, but much less than 500-1000 albums with music, favorably listening to samplers of HiFi magazines or some of the 100 audiophile albums mentioned in any equipment review around the world. ---
**Author:** ![amgradmd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@amgradmd](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/amgradmd)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/4 "2017-03-31T16:45:19Z")
One more: If you own any Diana Krall, but don’t really like her music, you are definitely an audiophile! ---
**Author:** ![sandrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sandrock/32/172307_2.png) [@sandrock](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sandrock)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/5 "2017-09-19T18:54:08Z")
> **Bootzilla said** > > A music lover uses audio equipment to listen to his recordings. An audiophile uses recordings to listen to his audio equipment! Oh brother…How so very true!!! But at the same time I also listen to the music, I guess it happens when one reaches a spot where the sound is just about right and your system is at its bust… ---
**Author:** ![sandrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sandrock/32/172307_2.png) [@sandrock](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sandrock)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/6 "2017-09-19T18:59:19Z")
> **amgradmd said** > > One more: If you own any Diana Krall, but don’t really like her music, you are definitely an audiophile! I have to laugh, I read it a little while ago and I just noticed that unexpectedly I have 10 of her albums on the music server. But its still a great joke that those in the music hobby can relate too! Thanks for sharing… ---
**Author:** ![efete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@efete](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/efete)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/7 "2017-10-03T19:09:16Z")
Wonder how this one fits into the Lover & Audiophile debate here. If I actually changed homes (went from a flat to a house) only so that I could have a dedicated audio room, treat it etc what would that make me? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amgradmd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@amgradmd](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/amgradmd)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-music-lover-and-an-audiophile/3848/8 "2017-10-04T14:55:51Z")
That would make you a very logical audiophile, clearly! 🙂