Why Don't More People Love Audio?

That make sense...the only thing I have to add is it's a drive to get closer to the music, and approximate the tonal quality of real instruments, providing the recording allows it! A great system allows you to do that, imo.

They need to hear it. My wife came down to my "man cave" and thought she was going to hear this loud stereo. Mind you I just set it up for a test run, much room work needs to be done.
Four hours later she's going to her car to get some more CDs.

I think the answer to this question really lies in the fact that most people are either ignorant or embarrassed to identify with music (like classical or real jazz) that definitely IMO benefits the most from high end components. "Real music" is to a certain degree an acquired taste and takes a little digging and understanding to get full value from. I said full value. A lot of what is considered music today does not benefit that much after a certain price point in a system. And if you think that sounds a little nerdie I was going to Rollling Stones, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix concerts before many of you were born. Really, most people are not willing to get out of their box and try something new. I couldn't stand classical music until a surgeon I was working with (I am an anesthetist) forced it on us and you know what? A few years later half my music collection is classical music. So, we need to inspire our young folks to be more well rounded in all musical genres. That, I think will inspire them to be more appreciative of instruments that can reproduce the sound as if they were hearing it live. Just my 2 cts.

Related question, surely debated around here: where are the women? Their hearing is better than ours, that's known biology. And this hobby is what, 95% male?

I've been to several audio shows out of state, and it's a depressing sausage fest. Most pax are old, fat, white guys. Wearing pleated pants and $4 bargain bin short sleeves, even whilst peddling big buck equipment...the humanity.

Both those topics, the gender aspect and the utter lack of professional appearance and/or interest in physical health are worth separate threads. At least for the popcorn factor, watching y'all blow a gasket over what I wrote.

Maybe I've stumbled over the connection why there are so few women in this hobby...look around.

I'm an endurance athlete, and spend countless hours with my rig; they're not incompatible. My gut doesn't hang over my belt, nor will it ever (and I'm pushing 50). Get yourself a pair of Fluevogs and work from the ground up.

Thank me now or later, either fine.