I have 3 adult children. I gave two of them vintage rigs consisting of Marantz, Klipsch, and Bluesound streamer. The other a Sansui receiver , Klipsch Heresy’s and a Schiit DAC. The third has a full Sonos surround, so I bought her an automatic TT. So as mentioned above share the wealth. Find some deserving teens that would value ownership and invest in them. Where I live there are Zero brick and mortar stores, but I’ve built my system with Rogue, Schiit, Zu, Tekton, Richard Gray, Mike Morrow and Dennis Had. I buy vintage tubes from Arizona tube supply and Brent Jesse and there’s also Vintage Tube supply. So I try to support American manufacturers. No politics just trying to share the love. Respectfully, Mike B.
Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system.
IEMs, headphones, streaming by phone...if someone even listens at all.
How can we as enthusiasts in this hobby get people interested in a more traditional 2 channel stereo setup using speakers and associated gear?
Even cheaper ChiFi sounds pretty good compared to what some of us had when we first started but it doesn't take a fortune to build nice sounding systems that work well and can be enjoyed for many years.
What can we do to support this hobby, its gear manufacturers and promote physical media too although many may prefer streaming?
Essentially, promoting a gateway into the hobby as well as a pathway for growth and upgrading over the long term?