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Steve Guttenberg (writes for a number of magazines and Web sites, including Home Entertainment, Tone Audio, and Stereophile. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET.)
You might be an audiophile if...
You might be an audiophile if you sometimes listen to music without doing anything else.
You might be an audiophile if you paid more for your hi-fi than your car.
You might be an audiophile if your speaker cables are thicker than your garden hose.
You might be an audiophile if you think vacuum tube amplifiers are beautiful.
You might be an audiophile if you have your local hi-fi dealer's phone number on speed dial.
You might be an audiophile if you learned how to solder before you learned how to ride a bike.
You might be an audiophile if you don't mind the sound of your LPs' clicks and pops.
You might be an audiophile if you think home theater systems are a waste of time.
You might be an audiophile if you don't have an iPod.
You might be an audiophile if you know what "slew rate" means.
You might be an audiophile if you own more LPs and CDs than books or movies.
You might be an audiophile if your speakers are bigger than your microwave oven.
You're definitely an audiophile if your speakers are bigger than your refrigerator.
You might be an audiophile if... | The Audiophiliac - CNET News
Steve Guttenberg (writes for a number of magazines and Web sites, including Home Entertainment, Tone Audio, and Stereophile. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET.)
You might be an audiophile if...
You might be an audiophile if you sometimes listen to music without doing anything else.
You might be an audiophile if you paid more for your hi-fi than your car.
You might be an audiophile if your speaker cables are thicker than your garden hose.
You might be an audiophile if you think vacuum tube amplifiers are beautiful.
You might be an audiophile if you have your local hi-fi dealer's phone number on speed dial.
You might be an audiophile if you learned how to solder before you learned how to ride a bike.
You might be an audiophile if you don't mind the sound of your LPs' clicks and pops.
You might be an audiophile if you think home theater systems are a waste of time.
You might be an audiophile if you don't have an iPod.
You might be an audiophile if you know what "slew rate" means.
You might be an audiophile if you own more LPs and CDs than books or movies.
You might be an audiophile if your speakers are bigger than your microwave oven.
You're definitely an audiophile if your speakers are bigger than your refrigerator.
You might be an audiophile if... | The Audiophiliac - CNET News