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I was going to give my son a system, with brand new Solid Steel rack but he has AirPods???

AirPods and iPhones have replaced good 2 channel audio, it's criminal. They don't buy albums, CDs, or even the full album downloads. They've replaced my old 45s with mp3s.
I got him a Solid Steel rack and I can't return it, so what do I do? Sell it on eBay for local pickup or wait for him to get smart. You would think a mechanical engineer wants a Scoutmaster and a beautiful really well designed audio rack. I get he doesn't necessarily want my old Rotel amp and preamp, but I have a set of B&W CM2s on stands and he could get himself a home theater integrated amp and use the system to watch Movies at the least.
Where have we gone wrong?
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roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
It's all about fashion! And the fashion for today's younger generations is portable on-the- go devices connected to the 'Net.
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lalitk
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Ease of use and portability....When they are enjoying endless stream of music through AirPods there is nothing between them and the music.

And the alternative, dare i say most of us are so obsessed with extracting every ounce of goodness from our audio system and the lengths we go to accomplish that goal :-)
testpilot
947 posts
 
He doesn’t own a system and the first thing you buy him is an audio stand?  What teenager doesn’t like “furniture” as a gift?  
big_greg
6,640 posts
 
My kids love music, but they prefer to listen on their phone or in their car.  I don't want to try to force my generation's aesthetics on them or place a negative value judgment on them for their tastes and preferences in music.  Maybe that's where you went wrong.
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