I will generalize at the chance of rebuttal for generalizing.
As a member of the Baby Boomer generation and in my teens during the Year of Love, no matter how shallow or deep your hippie social- democratic philosophies were at the time, everyone strived to own the best stereo they could afford, because music was part of the movement. As boomers aged, they kept their passion for music as a means of social expression, and as they became more affluent, they developed a focus on materialism, which together facilitated growth of the hi-end market. The generations after X, seem to focus on the experience rather than materialism, with certain exceptions such as cars, bling, and cloths including sneakers. These exceptions become part of an experience. So if you wish to impress the value we audiophiles see in hi-end equipment to younger generations, make it an experience in some way. I will never forget going to the high school music teacher’s home in queens for a barbecue and him demonstrating his Mac floor to ceiling line array speakers, 4 mono amps, preamp, Thorens TT, and Tanberg real to real playing Led Zeppelin ll, and Copland Fanfare. It was an experience I will not forget.