«40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!»

My hunch is that a lot of young Americans don’t have the discretionary income that their parents or grandparents had.  Education costs are high, housing costs are high, and once they get married and have children there are too many other things competing for their limited funds to pursue expensive audio equipment.  They watch a lot of movies and play video games, and a sound bar with perhaps a linked subwoofer does them fine,  Those that seek more often go the route of AV receivers instead of separates or integrates amps.  They like the convenience of Bluetooth linking to their phone.  If they want to hear loud music, they see if someone will watch their kids and they go to a club.