I was going to give my son a system, with brand new Solid Steel rack but he has AirPods???


AirPods and iPhones have replaced good 2 channel audio, it's criminal. They don't buy albums, CDs, or even the full album downloads. They've replaced my old 45s with mp3s.
I got him a Solid Steel rack and I can't return it, so what do I do? Sell it on eBay for local pickup or wait for him to get smart. You would think a mechanical engineer wants a Scoutmaster and a beautiful really well designed audio rack. I get he doesn't necessarily want my old Rotel amp and preamp, but I have a set of B&W CM2s on stands and he could get himself a home theater integrated amp and use the system to watch Movies at the least.
Where have we gone wrong?
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My son is in his early 40’s. He grew up listening to music on my various systems, mostly vinyl and CD. He was always interested in music as a kid and has been to many concerts. He was also in a band for a few years until marriage and kids took priority.

About 8 years ago, without any encouragement from me, he started buying used LP’s and playing them on a Crosley type record player.

A couple of years ago, I started upgrading my system and gave him a Rega P3-24, Harbeth C7es3’s and a Yamaha integrated. He is absolutely thrilled with the sound quality. Now, he even buys the occasional new LP.

Just recently, for his birthday, I gifted him a Node2i and a subscription to Qobuz.
It gives me immense pleasure to see him enjoy good quality audio.