Unfortunately, this article is accurate

There is definitely some truth to this! Even my own kids who are in their late 30's have zero interest in my system or the hobby even after being exposed to it much of their life. I once took my son to the Rocky Mountain show in Denver before they shut down and he had little interest. He has interest in music but likes compact equipment. This next AXPONA will be my 6th one I've attended and usually all I see are older people like myself! The prices have gotten out of control but I feel the products have improved. I've never cared much for Headphonesty though and avoid reading them. Like others have said usually clickbait!

I know my children and grandchildren have more interest in surfing the net and video games. When they listen to music it’s usually Bluetooth from YouTube. They like the quality of my system but have no interest in  replicating it.

We always seem to come back to whether an “audiophile” is a music lover, an equipment lover, or varying degrees of both.  Higher concert attendance (and prices), subscriptions to streaming services, and sales of physical music media all point to a strong continued appreciation of music.  If the appreciation of live and recorded music remains high, then isn’t the issue primarily the delivery mechanism for listening to music?  The Internet, higher computing power, smaller devices, and the expectation of electronic solutions at one’s fingertips all contribute to the changing perspective that today’s younger people have compared to what most of us experienced.  A large, expensive home audio system is no longer required for musical enjoyment.  Are you still an audiophile if you listen to music through an iPhone and ear buds?

A.I. article or not there are some things to consider here. For example:

My son is 15. He loves my "old school" as he calls it ARC tube gear. He occasionally, when invited, likes to listen to a cool song on my Wilsons. But is he curating a system like I did at 15? No way. He builds his own gaming computers, and has some Bryston Tiny T and Subwoofer as audio for his gaming (from me, not is own purchase)  but does not seek out music. Nor do his friends. Lately his interests are in a Gale Banks exhaust system for his diesel Excursion. Not a car stereo. 

I can name names of kids over 16 who don’t drive, and don’t care to. I have no idea why- but it’s common. 

I read a study from a credible source that says kids are having the least amount of sex of any generation since records were kept in the US. (Obviously they don’t know what it’s like to get it on sweatily with Whole Lotta Love cranking on the car stereo) Poor chaps. 

Why do these kids shun all the stuff I loved as a youth?  I have no clue- bit it’s NOT a good thing IMO! 

Hello all, there are some deep observations in some of these posts.  To me it’s each generation that determines their own priorities.  However these generations listen/hear or select their media of choice regardless of equipment, price , genre.  I I will encourage all to just;

Enjoy the music.