Wow dude, that is WAAAY too long to be without HT. Sorry to read about that. I also have a 17yo who, despite my teachings is still, well, 17 lol. Listens to rap too, and I do let him AirPlay to my system, BUT he knows the limit for him is -20.(or I set the limiter sometimes). He has a nice 2.1 system in his room that I built him but you know, it’s not the same as dad’s.