Can’t speak for anyone but myself. As my system became better and more expensive I moved it to a dedicated sound room, not necessarily to protect it but to get better sound. My children have no idea of great sound because honestly I hide it from them I guess.
I remember around age five my parents had a stereo console and late at night in my room my Dad playing Beatles albums and etc. in the family room. The sound wasn’t necessarily great but what great memories. Later my fathers system evolved in the 70’s but it was still in the family room and on the weekends he’d play Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne and it would fill the house with sound. We wouldn’t sit in front of the stereo to find the sweet spot and I’m not sure at the time we had any idea what that was or cared. Great memories.
Guess my point is why would any of our children want this? I truly enjoy my system but I do see at least for me it’s sitting in a room alone to meditate. This is not a bad thing by any means but my kids don’t get it and honestly it’s not what I grew up with either.
My advice to young audiophiles is to keep your systems out in the open, don’t only sit in a chair, but share the experience with your family and maybe, and just maybe, your kids will enjoy it. Doubtful my kids have any desire to inherit my system even though I know they love music.
In the end it’s just a hobby, and ok most kids aren’t into what their old parents like and why should we think they want to be confined to a chair? It will not be this home, but the next I’d like to move my system back out into the living area and not worry or care about sitting in the sweet spot but just enjoy the music with my others.
