If one longs for all those dials and knobs, the warm glow of vacuum tubes, heavy platters, and curvy tonearms, I'd guess that contemporary, minimalist, software remote controlled via a smartphone gear wouldn't make them fall in love with the equipment like the audiophiles of yesteryear.
I happen to straddle both generations - I remember the vintage equipment and its styling, even though I've no longing for it - but I'm very much a product of the Information Age and even helped to usher it in.
A black box integrated amp the size of a hard drive is sexy to me. I'd love it if high fidelity transducers were reduced to mere panels of glass, or better yet, invisible massless drivers that don't exist until switched on. (Although, I'm quite happy with those that are small enough to fit in one's ears when I'm on the go.) The wireless transmission of power and flawless audio is sexy to me. A well designed and easy-to-use UI/UX is sexy to me.