are your kids interested

I have 2 kids and I think that the younger one (7) maybe will be into it. He picks up my mags sometimes and love to sing along with the music. My older one is not very intersted in music. One time he came in and sat down in my sound room with a CD player and a pair head phones on. I was shocked, I did tell him I was supprized that he would rather listen to a 2 doller pair of head phones insted of a 25K audio system.

Mark

sometimes when im going crazy about it not sounding right,my 2 year old and 3 year old will come in an dance and run around reminding me its the music that feeds our soul,not the 60 hz hump

Bbaxley2, yes, but it's probably the 60Hz hump that's making him want to dance around the room... :)

I have one kid, a son, who is now 21. At aboaut 17 or so he finally began to see/hear what I was into and since then we can talk about stereo/2 channel only, for hours. He likes a lot more power and bass while I prefer the highs/treble and not being driven back by the sound. He has built a decent system and we share a subscription to Stereophile and AudioExpress

I have 2 sons - both love music, but strictly Rock/Rap. They haven't gained an appreciation for Jazz, Classical, or other genre's I listen to. We do share enthusiasm for some rock groups though, and we "steal" each others cd's now and then.

As for equipment, they haven't bought in. Partly because of the money, but I have multiple rooms fitted with pretty decent rigs, and can only be in one at a time - they've never shown an interest in using them. The younger one is probably the most passionate about music, and has the most diverse tastes, but considers my passion (fanaticism?) to be over the top and too time consuming (huh?). He's content to listen to his $100 receiver, with Polk monitors and a Radio Shack subwoofer (gotta have that thump if you're playing Rap). The older one has his BS in Elecrical Engineering now and has shown slight interest in my dedicated listening room. While in college he spent a good deal of time tinkering with his car stereo, including designing/building custom sub enclosures (gotta have that thump), but he hasn't pursued anything "purist" in his own system, though his room system isn't too bad for the money - most of it was gifts from me. He's also a guitar player and now that he's employed with a salary has upgraded his guitar amp and tweeks that now and then.