Why Don't More People Love Audio?

The sincerity of this post is a tad suspect methinks. Audiophilia is largely an elitist hobby. The prices of gear dictate that someone not in the higher income bracket can't play this game. The unenlightened vast majority of music listeners are happy with an mp3 downloaded cd in their ipod or car radio.
Ferrari's , Rolexes and Wilson speakers cater to the same elevate-ourselves-from -the common man mentality. In my younger wilder days I was reliant on outside stimuli to enhance my musical sensibilities. Now that I've "grown up" ,I've found that audiophilia is the only way to satisfactorily enhance music to the same level that formerly involved my risking chromosome damage.

Gonglee3, Sony bought out Aiwa. Maybe this will help Sony's poor sound quality. Aiwa has had good sound quality for the dollar but poor quality. Naw, Sony just bought Aiwa to eliminate their products because their stuff sounded better.
Interesting fact about Japanese philosphy is they make their product names to be recognizable when read frontwards or in reverse. Aiwa = Awia / Toyota = Atoyot / Nissan = Nassin for example.

I spend what I can on audio equipment (and software) for no other reason than the love of music. My system is only mid-fi (Low end rega, nad, mirage, and a sony cd player) thet being all I can afford. If one has no love for music then it would be wasful to spend money on a stero of high quality. That said, I cannot recall who said that all art tends towands the form of music (sugesting that music is the highest art but I agree.
I can detect faults in my system even now (im listing to Chopin), but, as it has been said this is not a hobby for the poor (or for students like me). I am truly sorry for those who cannot afford a good (even as good as mine) system, but have truly good ears, and almot envy a freind who loves music but cannot hear the difrence between a poor system and a good one- he injoys poor systems greatly, and that is an enviable position.

Seems like most of my freinds could care less if they listen to music on a clock radio,200$ System,cheap car stereo,they think Im nuts to spend the money I do.

Because too many people don't know what to do with their eyes when listening to Audio....Raised on too much T.V. perhaps. I suspect that this was not a problem with the Radio generation. They knew how to listen when there was nothing to watch.