"Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy."

[Joe P]

Rob,

I'd prefer that the wacky fringe got a new name, then for the original name to be watered down or sullied by the wacky fringe.

I was going to suggest wackophile, but that implies something quite different.

Joe

 

[Mike Reed]

Matt,

We need to bring back cycles per second. Hertz sounds vaguely painful, especially the mega ones.

Joe

Good one ! It's the kilohertz which are murderous, though.

Of course the suffix 'phile' means ' fondness or liking' as opposed to 'phobe' which is the opposite. Ergo, 'audiophile' means what it says, so I can't understand people considering it a derogatory term. There's nothing in it denoting 'music lover', though, except by connotation.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

What a waste of internet bandwidth...

 

[bownose]

If you are ashamed of a word then you should reclaim it because otherwise it means someone else has the decision making power over how you define things.

And that's messed up.

 

[Joe P]

fox,

Yup, and that's why I'm reclaiming it. (Lack of discretionary income and respect for the scientific method work together help keep me well away from the wacky end.)

Audiophile Joe

 

[auric]

In the UK it may be best to move away from descriptive terms ending in "phile" as it may confuse those who may rely upon the Red Tops as a major supplier of news and comment.