What is an Audiophile exactly?

In this video, we will discuss the upper echelon of recording equipment, including examples of microphones, headphones, DAWs, and interfaces.
This level is typically referred to as audiophile gear. What is an Audiophile? Audiophiles are an exceptional breed of people who are fascinated by pure audio, motivated by sound quality and addicted to audio gadgets.
This is where the audio nerds show up and the arguments of who is better begin.
At this level, most you haven't even heard of, yet build the best quality gear on the planet. Friendly reminder, just because you buy the cream de la cream gear, that doesn't automatically make it sound good. You have to know how to set it up and use it properly.

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Microphones mentioned:
Neumann U87 Ai -
Neumann TLM 103 -
Telefunkin u47 -
Sony C-800G -
Manley Reference -

Headphones mentioned:
Audeze LCD 5 -
Audeze MM500 -
HiFiMan Shangri La -
Focal Utopia 2022 -
Warwick Acoustics Aperio -

Interfaces mentioned:
Universal Audio Apollo x4 with UAD DSP
SSL UF8 Controller with SSL 12 Interface

Software mentioned:
Avid Pro Tools
Abelton Live
Logic Pro X
Adobe Audition

Hosting and distribution platform I use:

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