Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system.

Another thing is, no one with intact cognitive abilities will tolerate being lectured about $1000 USB cables and $3000 network switches for long, nor about mummified Audiophiles prattling on about the unwashed proletariat’s envy of their highly resolving systems which they, of course, can’t afford. Just sayin

So many variables and posts that I agree with in this thread. Vinyl had a resurgence which I’m sure captured a portion of the younger population. In correlation (not saying causation), older Marantz receivers prices went up exponentially over the course of a few years, which I’d like to think went into the hands of younger generations around the same time.

I feel like I’ve read a few articles in the past suggesting how the resurgence in vinyl started, but I’d love to see some hard numbers on the age ranges and this physical medium. Unsure how you would track the same for Marantz which is simply a left-field connection I’m trying to make.

I will generalize at the chance of rebuttal for generalizing.  

As a member of the Baby Boomer generation and in my teens during the Year of Love, no matter how shallow or deep your hippie social- democratic philosophies were at the time, everyone strived to own the best stereo they could afford, because music was part of the movement.  As boomers aged, they kept their passion for music as a means of social expression, and as they became more affluent, they developed a focus on materialism, which together facilitated growth of the hi-end market.  The generations after X, seem to focus on the experience rather than materialism, with certain exceptions such as cars, bling, and cloths including sneakers.  These exceptions become part of an experience.  So if you wish to impress the value we audiophiles see in hi-end equipment to younger generations, make it an experience in some way.  I will never forget going to the high school music teacher’s home in queens for a barbecue and him demonstrating his Mac floor to ceiling line array speakers, 4 mono amps, preamp, Thorens TT, and Tanberg real to real playing Led Zeppelin ll, and Copland Fanfare.  It was an experience I will not forget.  

I have shared my passion and hobby with others but find most people are not that into the equipment.  The good news is that most people I know love music so however they enjoy it is fine with me.  I have my endgame setup and a portable Bluetooth speaker and a lot of equipment in between.  The one constant is my music on Qobuz.  I’m listening wherever I am and loving it.  

Never in the history of music reproduction has music being more consumed and readily available to the masses.  Portability is the driving force