First of all, if you can still have a conversation, then, it isn't TURNED up

I really don't think there is much that will turn some one into an audiophile, either the interest is there or it isn't.

My oldest daughter now 22 grew up around me having systems. She is intreigged by the turntable but never enough to get one. She loved taking over my car that had a bridged mono 150 watt Precision Power amp pumping a couple Infinity 10" aluminum subs in a sealed enclosure though. She collects a lot of CD's and seems to be broadening her taste but still don't care what kind of system she plays them on. She went with me to the hi fi shop over the weekend and was impressed but still didn't say anything like, "can I get something close to that?" There is hope though she could tell the difference between hearing music on the Dynaudio Sapphires and the NAD HT system. I have a daughter who is 9 with Cerebral Palsy and on the Autism Spectrum, she would sit on my lap as a toddler and listen to music with me. She knows good sound or at least if it doesn't sound right. She uses a portable all the time, some of it is to help with outside noises and some because of her love for music. Because she uses the portable so much I bought her a mp3 player, I know it was a step in the wrong direction but it was practical in this case in a lot of ways. Her room system is a vintage Sansui AU-9500 driving a pair of Dynaudio Audience 40's. I wouldn't have put that type of system in a kids room if it wasn't appreciated.

If you put your son's favorite song on and crank your Krell monoblocks up to about concert, that is Rock concert, level, and if that don't get him nothing will Seriously, though, as in sports, studies or anything, we can't pressure or guide them into what WE want. Most times that will push them away for good. All we can do is expose our kids to experiences and let them choose their path.

Yeah, NOBODY, touches my music collection. Because NOBODY takes care of it like me, who paid for it and prizes it. If I have something they really like I will make a copy or something for them.