Where are the young audiophiles?

@mapman  you got that right!

It is sad especially when there are very few audio guys under the age of 60 to 65 but we are here i knot of a few in the 40 to 50 year old range but we do not have the numbers to sustain the majority of the brick and mortar stores and it is sad when they do or have to close but the trend i have been seeing over the past few years is that they are disappearing at an alarming rate.

I think the high end should lower prices so more young people can partake.  

46, here, I know... I'm a young noob, but most retail audio establishments sucked anyway circa >2000. Glad they are being replaced by a lower priced direct sales models with more integration of features in one single box.  

I'm amazed by the LS50 Wireless II w/ a KC62 Subwoofer.  I bought it from Kef directly, why? I called Magnolia, and they were out of stock and as unhelpful as to be expected. 

I ordered some Legacy Whispers based on my wanting them after hearing them from a audio show a decade ago.  They now come with the Wavelet Preamp, DAC, Digital crossover, and DSP correction as well as integrated 500wx4 amplifiers to drive the 15" woofers.

"Goodbye to the dodo bird, there's a reason you're extinct" 

Sincerely,

A Former & Cyncical Audio Consultant 😁 

I am 72 and bought my first separates system in 1969.  It consisted of a Sansui amp, Sansui tuner, (matched 555s), Dual 1019 turntable and Sansui Sp-100 speakers.  I added an AKAI R2R.  The cost was about $800 for all of it.

I am not sure my current system pleases me any more as I went from a cheap all in one ( what I call a grind o magic ) to what was a decent system.

If I was 21 again, I suspect I would be streaming music via a Mac Mini and using a class D amp and XYZ speakers and be just as happy as I was then.   O I g up the ladder today require funds beyond most people in their early 20s.