Dictionary

audiophool en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of audiophile + fool.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, informal) A person whose interest in high fidelity sound reproduction is taken to absurd extremes or into the realm of pseudoscience.
   • […] with an audiophool seal of approval. Its price is a drop in a bucket compared with the price of the other toys so vendors are laughing all the way to the bank. The effects of mains-related quackery may be positively dangerous too […] 1999, Electronics World, volume 105, page 795:
   • […] audiophool who got carried away and turned into a music reproduction-equipment dealer. 1984, The Absolute Sound (volume 9, issues 33-34, page 136)

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