About the music thing; remmember this thread started as a result of an essay written on John Broskie's site. Could you say; have maybe twenty records you love and just want to hear them and are willing to put together a system at 3k$ just for that purpose; but of course! But would that qualify you to be an audiophile who is consulted for their opinion on how equipment should sound? I geuss so. But his point was more about the nature and quality of the music these people who own 30k$ systems and then use them to play three greatist hits albums and whether that grants those people some credibility regarding sound and what it should be.
He never says they shouldn't be doing that; only that they shouldn't be offering knowledgable opinions on sound based on that sort of approach.
Then of course my 2c is that ...why? Why do that? Like those guys who buy 30k$ Harley Davidsons and then ride them three times a year. Nothing wrong with that but would you take a lot of repair advice from that guy?