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Where are the young audiophiles?

I find it alarming that 95% of all audiophiles are seniors.According to a consultant at my local HI-FI store,young people don't seem interested in high-end equipment.They listen to music on their phone.Sooner or later, all the great neighborhood HI-FI stores will not be able to remain open. Kind of sad,don't you think?
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By judicious shopping on eBay I have over the past 5 years been able to buy again secondhand most of the above gear - for comparable or less prices! It does still sound as good as it did 40+ years ago! So maybe today's used market is the key to acquiring quality gear for the younger crowd!
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Back in the days of yore (1976-78) when I had my first good corporate job at 24 buying HiFi gear of quality was far more affordable than today. Here's what I bought from my local audio store: AGI 511 preamp ($450), Son of Ampzilla ($420), Mitsubishi DA-F10 tuner ($280), Ariston RDII TT ($270), SME 3009 arm ($150 - new!), GAS Sleeping Beauty E mc cartridge ($200), Verion SUT ($375), DCM Time Windows ($660/pr). Add some Verion Triaxial ICs ($30/pr) and Mogami 2477 coax speaker cable ($1/ft). So for about $2K+ this was a killer system then! Today one would have to spend $20K+ for similar quality! The bar has been raised too high for too many! 
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