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What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate?

I'm unable to verify this so I'd like some guidance.  I have a family member who is an authorized dealer of some really nice product lines (ARC, Magnepan, Sonus, Bryston).   

He won't confirm or deny my hunch, but at his shop I see mostly older white, affluent men. I see very few middle age men and no men in their 20s.  I don't keep all shop hours, but I do spend about 15 hrs./wk. there.  My relative won't show me his sales demographic but I can see with my own eyes.

So my question is this:  Is there an equivalent replacement stream of new blood entering the Audiophile world or not? Do you have statistical proof? 

If the universe of Audiophiles (supposedly 20,000 in the lower 48) is indeed shrinking where does that leave the manufacturers and dealers? 

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YouTube : “40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!”

His take :

The average age of Audiophiles has risen significantly, and he cautions viewers with a dire warning that we may be a dying breed with little new blood coming into the hobby.

the opening monologue has it’s big exaggeration for the reviewer’s initial puffery effect, but the rest is a decent-enough watch.

https://youtu.be/SM2E6MxkJiY?si=6Xm-pgjFXsTCac98


Here’s an amusing comment posted by one viewer to his video”

” …I think we’re facing the start of bargain hifi buys from deceased estates, offered by the widows who are glad to get rid of it as quickly as possible!…”

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