Where are the young audiophiles?

@lckluiano “This new generation care more about how loud their system sounds, than how clean and natural it may sound. ”

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Funny you say that. That was the primary interest initially when I got into high end audio in the 70’s. I forgot.  But it morphed over time to be more articulate, better tonal balance, better imagining, more realistic rendering of the venue, better midrange, and finally much better rhythm and pace. Ok, this really made me realize that each upgrade would add something I would not expect as well as what I did expect. I think this is an important part of the reward cycle for those who pursue it over a lifetime. The continuous surprise and rewards from initially simplistic expectation. Adding music discovery it is a constant discovery pursuit.

Same happens with a lot of things. Young people start out drinking to get drunk. Eventually some of them learn to appreciate and savor the finer qualities of spirits, wine, and beer. Fifty years ago we had a whole nation of lager quaffers, if you can glorify Bud with "lager". Today quality craft ales line the shelves across the land.  

When I was young and poor I gravitated to some of the finer cheap wines like Gallo Hearty Burgundy. Instead of looking down on the younger generations and lamenting the rising cost of everything we would be better off encouraging them to find audio quality wherever they can.  

Headphones ..... that's where the younger folks go crazy on gear... 

Plenty of younger audiophiles out there.  Not sure why you’re not meeting them.  I chat with plenty of them when I am out and about.  I also have a young cousin and two nieces, all in there mid-20s who have good systems.  When I was there age, I was the only one in my family with any interest in MUSIC, much less EQUIPMENT.  So, a three-fold increase in audiophiles in one generation sounds pretty optimistic to me.  

When I was young, living in Hamburg NJ, a small rural community, I was the only audiophile that I knew personally.

When I lived in NYC (for 45 years), I knew of two other audiophiles.

Today, in my neck of the woods here in Newburgh NY in the Hudson Valley, I know of two other audiophiles.

Anecdotal evidence for what it is worth. 

My daughter, aged 38, a professional musician, is finally interested in audio and vinyl, but because it’s hip. She’s consulting me on what to buy, and all the things she picks are because “the rad DJs use it!” 🙄