audiophile
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One of my indulgences with this job is to review $4,000 audiophile headphones. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Sales are a measure of sales, not importance," 16 Oct. 2018 At a retail price of $159, AirPods aren’t cheap, and their sound quality is generally rated in audiophile reviews as good enough. — Rebecca Dolan, WSJ, "Sorry, Pal, I Don’t Want to Talk: The Other Reason People Wear AirPods," 23 Aug. 2018 If your tastes lean more mid-century modern than 21st century, then The One speaker from audiophile-favorite Klipsch is sure to be right up your alley. — Don Melanson, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Bluetooth Speaker for Every Occasion," 17 Aug. 2018 Cresuer Touchwave True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds $35 Noise-cancellation and wireless flexibility make these Bluetooth earbuds a must-have for any true audiophile. — Popular Mechanics, "20 Great Black Friday Deals From the PopMech Store," 23 Nov. 2018 Aimed at a more discriminating class of audio listeners, the AE-9 features such audiophile features as replaceable operational amplifiers, or opamps, to tune the flavor of sound from the card. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "Exclusive first look: Creative Labs' high-end Sound BlasterX AE-9 breaks cover," 8 Dec. 2018 While modern tech geeks covet the latest novelties, audiophiles are focused on tracking down the ‘right’ thing. — John Clarke, WSJ, "Addicted to Audio: Why Music Obsessives Blow Their 401Ks Chasing Down Vintage Gear," 18 Oct. 2018 The sound of the Audio-Technica R70x came as a shock even to me, an avowed audiophile. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Audio-Technica R70x review: the definition of neutral headphones," 6 July 2018 True audiophiles will still want to spend more, but for most of us, this is a straightforward solution that’s super simple to set-up, and saves hundreds — if not thousands — versus the cost of a new TV. — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, "Cheap ways to fix annoying tech problems, from slow Wi-Fi to phone charging to old TVs and cars," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'audiophile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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