I don't know if I fit the young category anymore at 31 yrs old. I have been into audio and music since I was a teenager and always had decent systems from that point on.
I only got hooked on the really expensive and excellent sounding equipment about 8 years ago in my very early twenties.
I have lots of audiophile buddies but most are quite a few years older than I am. Most of my friends that are the same age as me have multiple young children and are not worried about music or high fidelity systems.
I do have a few buddies my age that are really involved. We are out there just not in huge numbers.
Introduce your friends to it. Some people can appreciate the finer things in life. Some think everything sounds the same.
I have a buddy who owns 20 automobiles. Cars are his hobby and passion. I expect my vehicle to get me where I need to go in a safe and reliable way. I have no interest in owning many different vehicles and working on them all the time. I can however appreciate a beautiful automobile such as a 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible. He probably expects his stereo to work when he turns it on and be reliable. Beyond that he doesn't spend time on it or worrying about it.
He thinks I am nuts for how involved I am in audio and how often I change components and try new cables, cords, tweaks. To each his own.
I only got hooked on the really expensive and excellent sounding equipment about 8 years ago in my very early twenties.
I have lots of audiophile buddies but most are quite a few years older than I am. Most of my friends that are the same age as me have multiple young children and are not worried about music or high fidelity systems.
I do have a few buddies my age that are really involved. We are out there just not in huge numbers.
Introduce your friends to it. Some people can appreciate the finer things in life. Some think everything sounds the same.
I have a buddy who owns 20 automobiles. Cars are his hobby and passion. I expect my vehicle to get me where I need to go in a safe and reliable way. I have no interest in owning many different vehicles and working on them all the time. I can however appreciate a beautiful automobile such as a 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible. He probably expects his stereo to work when he turns it on and be reliable. Beyond that he doesn't spend time on it or worrying about it.
He thinks I am nuts for how involved I am in audio and how often I change components and try new cables, cords, tweaks. To each his own.