I'm with Elizabeth .. keep it. You've inherited a very nice and balanced system.
It is simply not true that only audiophiles can hear the difference. My wife is not interested in hifi at all, but she says that music sounds a lot nicer on my system, she's just not bothered about her music sounding nicer, if that makes sense. Similarly I can tell that plasma TVs look a lot better but it doesn't bother me to have a better picture.
Most of the non-audiophiles who sneer at expensive hifi have never heard a good system and do not have any idea what they might be missing, and whether they would truly appreciate it.
Since there's no hurry to do anything I would spend some time with it and decide for yourself whether you feel that music is a more enjoyable experience with the inherited system. If it is not then by all means sell it. I recommend selling it here on Agon as you'll generally get better prices (and experience) than on ebay.
In my opinion one of the most beguiling aspects of a quality hifi is that it can present a very broad soundstage of music, that does not sound like it is coming from the speakers. This is the start of the illusion of realism. The system you've inherited is capable of doing this, but speaker placement is critical, and the LS3/5s must be on good solid stands.
There's a very straighforward, but good discussion of speaker placement here:
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=26&pagestring=Room+Setup
(www.cardas.com -> insights -> Room Setup if the link doesn't work).
Have fun. You might have discovered a new hobby.
It is simply not true that only audiophiles can hear the difference. My wife is not interested in hifi at all, but she says that music sounds a lot nicer on my system, she's just not bothered about her music sounding nicer, if that makes sense. Similarly I can tell that plasma TVs look a lot better but it doesn't bother me to have a better picture.
Most of the non-audiophiles who sneer at expensive hifi have never heard a good system and do not have any idea what they might be missing, and whether they would truly appreciate it.
Since there's no hurry to do anything I would spend some time with it and decide for yourself whether you feel that music is a more enjoyable experience with the inherited system. If it is not then by all means sell it. I recommend selling it here on Agon as you'll generally get better prices (and experience) than on ebay.
In my opinion one of the most beguiling aspects of a quality hifi is that it can present a very broad soundstage of music, that does not sound like it is coming from the speakers. This is the start of the illusion of realism. The system you've inherited is capable of doing this, but speaker placement is critical, and the LS3/5s must be on good solid stands.
There's a very straighforward, but good discussion of speaker placement here:
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=26&pagestring=Room+Setup
(www.cardas.com -> insights -> Room Setup if the link doesn't work).
Have fun. You might have discovered a new hobby.