Origin of the term 'audiophile'

 I thought it all started with a French magazine in the 1970's... but no, that doesn't seem to be the case. Interestingly, there is an entry for 'audiophile' in the Online Etymology Dictionary which says "1951, originally in "High Fidelity" magazine, from audio- + -phile." I'll check that out. What interests me most about the history of the term, is to see if there is an original and persistent strong connection between the use of the term and the subjective experience of audio, rather than objective measurement.