Why Don't More People Love Audio?

Raytheprinter, was he serious? Even when I first got into audio in the late '50s $300 would not have bought a system or even kits to make one.

Probably more people than ever love audio these days.

Most of them are loving it using portable devices and earphones and ear buds that already sound far better than most similar fairly inexpensive audio devices of years past.

After that there are those enjoying it on their home A/V systems, not to mention in their cars

Then there is everyone else.

Yes, as has been said several times, there are many more distractions now.

If its not in your blood, it's not in your home. Audiophiles represent a small segment of society and we enjoy the fact that we can, and do distinguish ourselves from the mainstream. This in turn makes us very unique in good way.

you can thank iPods and Sonos..... Personally I would rather drive a crappy car and have a killer 2 ch system. In fact I drove many crappy cars for the past 30 years..... my current preamp actually cost more than several cars I have owned.

Today's generation wants quantity and convenience over sound quality... for example, I recently bought new speakers. I asked my 15 year old if he wanted my old speakers and an amp that I wasn't using, a pair of PSB M2 Platinums which are a great speaker and an audio design associates 200w stereo amp. He declined, holding his phone up and saying "i'm all set". I would have killed for gear of that caliber when I was 15.........