Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off?

Those audiophiles who can visit Axpona and similar shows seem both highly dedicated to the hobby and have money and time to burn. That's a hallmark of an older generation.  

Plus, music development, production, and consumption is changing - vinyl resurgence notwithstanding. The ease of streaming trumps fidelity for many. And since most younger don't ever have the chance to listen through a high end system, that remains a barrier.

Plus (again), with Sonos and soundbars now delivering such (relatively) decent sound at affordable pricing, I would venture that many don't see the necessity for fidelity - especially as the video/visual component of domestic entertainment is much more engaging than it ever has been. 

@moto_man  "In 20 years, is anyone going to want to listen to hip-hop, rap, Taylor Swift, Steve Aoki, etc.?"

A. Conflating individual artists with complete genres is a fallacy. Hip hop and rap have been around for 40 years now, give or take, and millions are still listening to hip hop from the 80's and 90's. Swift's audience is much more homogenous, but I suspect they'll be listening to her in 20 years. 

B. You're right insofar as there are way more avenues for personal entertainment/distractions now than simply audio and three channels on TV. Gen Alpha is more visual and meme-based than any generation in history and for them music consumption is much more ephemeral and hyper - as is consumption of almost any media. 

C. "But in those days, we didn't have 100+ TV channels, YouTube, personal computers, smartphones and all of the other distractions.  Then, it was music, hanging out, smoking pot, and going to movies."

• I would argue that avenues for creativity are way more varied and accessible now than they were "in those days". Having said that, I can't vouchsafe that Gen Alpha and Gen Z actually make use of them as much as they could. 

@rcm1203 I know; I can be an ageist ass sometimes. But I feel people are fossilizing themselves when they write off contemporary music. Still, thanks for the reminder.