audiophilen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːdɪə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈɔdioʊˌfaɪl/,

/ˈɑdioʊˌfaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: audio- comb. form, -phile comb. form.

Etymology: < audio- comb. form + -phile comb. form.

Originally and chiefly North American.

A. n.

A person who has a particularly strong interest in the high-fidelity reproduction of recorded sound.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [noun] > devotee of high-fidelity reproduction of sound

audiophile1951

1951 High-fidelity 1 4 Audio-Phile's Bookshelf. A list of books..carefully selected from the many publications related to music, records, and sound.

1952 San Antonio (Texas) Light 12 May Want to join the Audiophiles? This is a little group of San Antonio music lovers who..used to go under the name of the High Fidelity Music Reproduction club.

1963 Billboard 26 Oct. 55/3 It's well known to every true audiophile..that the best stereo reproduction comes from two-speaker systems in the same cabinet (acoustically isolated, of course).

1971 Life 9 July 15 (advt.) The Incredible 41 features..make it the only battery operated portable stereo for audiophiles.

1989 Computerworld 14 Aug. 42/3 CD technology has been enormously successful with audiophiles.

2005 Independent on Sunday 27 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 51/1 Digital radio.., while it may not satisfy the audiophiles, has other things going for it.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating an audiophile or audiophiles; (also) designed or intended for audiophiles.

ΚΠ

1953 Washington Post 29 Mar. 20 c/3 (advt.) Audiophile net prices begin at $345.

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Apr. d2 The 1 p.m.-to-5 p.m. classical music/audiophile program.

1984 N.Y. Times 25 Mar. e69 The educated, computer-literate, audiophile children of the baby boom.

1993 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 81/4 In true audiophile fashion it doesn't have tone controls.

2002 F. Broughton & B. Brewster How to DJ (Properly) 34 The top-end ‘audiophile’ models are marvels of sensitivity and costliness.

2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Jan. b1/1 Consider the thriving audiophile product category of power-line conditioners, said to remove noise and distortions caused by your electrical supply.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	audiophile
释义	audiophilen.adj. Brit. /ˈɔːdɪə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈɔdioʊˌfaɪl/, /ˈɑdioʊˌfaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: audio- comb. form, -phile comb. form. Etymology: < audio- comb. form + -phile comb. form. Originally and chiefly North American. A. n. A person who has a particularly strong interest in the high-fidelity reproduction of recorded sound. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [noun] > devotee of high-fidelity reproduction of sound audiophile1951 1951 High-fidelity 1 4 Audio-Phile's Bookshelf. A list of books..carefully selected from the many publications related to music, records, and sound. 1952 San Antonio (Texas) Light 12 May Want to join the Audiophiles? This is a little group of San Antonio music lovers who..used to go under the name of the High Fidelity Music Reproduction club. 1963 Billboard 26 Oct. 55/3 It's well known to every true audiophile..that the best stereo reproduction comes from two-speaker systems in the same cabinet (acoustically isolated, of course). 1971 Life 9 July 15 (advt.) The Incredible 41 features..make it the only battery operated portable stereo for audiophiles. 1989 Computerworld 14 Aug. 42/3 CD technology has been enormously successful with audiophiles. 2005 Independent on Sunday 27 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 51/1 Digital radio.., while it may not satisfy the audiophiles, has other things going for it. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating an audiophile or audiophiles; (also) designed or intended for audiophiles. ΚΠ 1953 Washington Post 29 Mar. 20 c/3 (advt.) Audiophile net prices begin at $345. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Apr. d2 The 1 p.m.-to-5 p.m. classical music/audiophile program. 1984 N.Y. Times 25 Mar. e69 The educated, computer-literate, audiophile children of the baby boom. 1993 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 81/4 In true audiophile fashion it doesn't have tone controls. 2002 F. Broughton & B. Brewster How to DJ (Properly) 34 The top-end ‘audiophile’ models are marvels of sensitivity and costliness. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Jan. b1/1 Consider the thriving audiophile product category of power-line conditioners, said to remove noise and distortions caused by your electrical supply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1951
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