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語源

From audio- +‎ -phile.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/
• 異形同音異義語: audio file

名詞

audiophile (plural audiophiles)

1. A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
   • 2001, G. Randy Slone, The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook: 120 High-Performance Audio Electronics Projects, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 246:

     However, almost every serious audiophile or electronics hobbyist already knows that bar/graph displays are close to useless for the application they are most commonly used for, which is the attempt to indicate output power levels of audio power amplifiers.

派生語

• audiophool

関連する語

• arctophile, bibliophile, conspirophile, museophile, vexillophile, videophile

形容詞

audiophile (comparative more audiophile, superlative most audiophile)

1. Relating to high fidelity sound reproduction or an interest in it.
   • 2012, Michael R. Miller, The Ultimate Digital Music Guide: The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music, Que Publishing, →ISBN, page 307:

     Fortunately, I abandoned the cheap record player and moved into more audiophile equipment once I got into high school.

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