@kennymacc Spot on. Completely agree. I'll use Triumph as an example. Their music had a positive anthem type quality to almost all of their songs. Like "Fight the Good Fight", "Magic Power", "Never Surrender", their songs were uplifting, and if you listen to the lyrics the messages were positive and powerful. Never mind the fact that they defined an entire generation and the music was great. You just don't see bands putting out those types of messages anymore...sadly...
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?