audiophile

noun

au·​dio·​phile ˈȯ-dē-ō-ˌfī(-ə)l 

: a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction

Examples of audiophile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For audiophiles, the Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds are $115 off and bring deep bass, crisp vocals, and next-level noise cancellation that makes every commute or walk feel cinematic. —PC Magazine, 30 July 2025

At $499, the new LCD-S20 are Audeze’s most affordable LCD headphones, bringing the benefits of planar-magnetic technology to producers, musicians and audiophiles who need acoustic isolation. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

Anderson, a longtime music journalist and editor, draws on hundreds of interviews with band members, engineers, roadies, and crew to tell the story of how a group of idealistic audiophiles attempted, and briefly achieved, sonic perfection on a stadium scale. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 June 2025

So, if that sounds like your kind of thing, these headphones could be an affordable way to get an open and laid-back audiophile sound. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

audio- + -phile entry 1

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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