I went through this with two of my kids about a decade ago. As they got their own places I showed up with good used equipment that I had carefully shopped for, or in some cases handed down. After setting everything up they both dismantled it and gave it away or threw it out. Ironically one of them did want something better recently for their TV and Video gaming so they took an AVR off my hands and I happily replaced it with an Anthem AVR with ARC. Different Generation, Different Priorities
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?
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?