...though I think I'm the biggest educator on Head-Fi.org for the folks I meet, although I was introduced to it via HeadRoom's Technical folks, and the guys & gals at iAUDIOPHILE.com (COWON's Fan Site for their DAP's // PMP's).
I'm a FLAC junkie, have a Terabyte of storage, a COWON O2PMP, several IEM (including the just received, and very musical Victor HP-FX500 Woo Hoo!) but my friends and family have always been music appreciators.
Dad had a Reel-To-Reel when I was a kid (stolen) Kenwood variety, and now has another Kenwood Component system... blah blah... so I had a good foundation in becoming rooted as a music fan.
Just turned a new recruit to 'the scene' on to the FiiO family of headphone amps, and he decided on the E5 because it would make his Sennheiser HD200's sound better. He has an S9, and was glad to hear of Head-Fi.org.