Audiophile demographics?

I always had music in the house growing up, an actually pretty awesome Magnavox cabinet TT and tuner.  My love of music and equipment just kept on growing.  My sister OTOH couldn't care less as an adult.

My daughter grew up with a really good stereo in our house and would make requests from a very early age.  She would actually sit and listen to complete albums at four years old.  Now at 32 yo she still loves music, but it's in the form of "Alexia play Steely Dan Aja". Go Figure. 

My wife loves music as well, but very rarely sits and listens.  Whatever is pouring out of the music room is good for her.  She will not attempt to turn the rig on or change music if it is on.  I've tried, but she has no desire to touch any of the gear.  

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Yeah, kinda. The cabinet is the giveaway. Before the divorce we had one as well. Now everything is what I would call "freeform".

Really liked this thought provoking question and the responses are equally thought provoking. Don't normally chime in but was motivated by this question.

I love music and all genres but I'm not sure I'm a true audiophile though. My wife on the other hand can pick up the most subtle deltas in sound performance. I keep joking with her that she should have been in quality assurance and she has the knack for it.

Agree about the emotional aspect being a difference between the sexes. Men seem more passionate about the sound of the perfect note and women just want to hear and assimilate the perfect note.

Women, in case it's been unnoticed, are physically different, and also have different priorities.

There's no reason why they shouldn't be different or should have the same priorities as men, is there?

These differences seem to be even more exacerbated with computer technology, science fiction and high performance cars.

My 16 year old daughter has very little interest in the current Hollywood zeitgeist of superheroes and science fiction. She and her friends have terms for those that do, and they are not pleasant.