New speakers or new car?

I'm surprised no one has said speakers are in a category all by themselves.  No one should be viewing a cost benefit equation when they contemplate buying speakers.  How many people contemplate not going to church and going someplace else - maybe a bad analogy.

So I rationalized things and believe I should move forward and purchase the speakers which are probably gonna be more than what I thought they would be and then at some point down the road purchase a lovely car probably made in Germany because certain European cars are fine to purchase used from a dealer as I have found countless times.

Further, in the end it just means heirs to my vast fortune will receive that much less and somehow that is OK with me.  And to have some fun I plan to split the speaker pairs between two beneficiaries for the fun of it.

@emergingsoul I suspect whomever your heirs’ estate lawyers & therapists are will applaud the split-the-speaker-pairs plan. Mini-full employment scheme for them! (But I’ll assume you’re joking, and the idea is pretty grin-inducing!)

@kirkwallace 

No, I'm very serious.  I'm leaving a legacy of complexity in my wake. It will bring me joy in my afterlife.

They're probably not gonna be happy when they see how complex the trusts are that I've created for them. Happiness and frustration.

Nothing comes easy in this world.

LOL, @emergingsoul . A donor’s prerogative for sure.  And if the bequest is too complicated or fraught for the putative heir, he/she/they can always disclaim it.  Seems like a fair test! (As long as you’re not conveying separate interests in the preamp and amp modules of an integrated amp like a Audionet Humboldt or CH Precision I1 ; that would just be perverse.)

@kirkwallace 

I've seen audio gear in estate sales at ridiculously low prices. Sadly, executors, appraisers and beneficiaries have no idea what the stuff is. And then when you have multiple beneficiaries sharing an estate where everything has to be appraised, which is only a benefit to the appraisers and the attorney and accountants. this serves to further degrade the value of audio gear.

One goal I have is to make it as easy as possible to deal with my estate. Doesn't mean everybody's gonna be happy, especially the attorneys.

Maybe I'll draft an estate planning guide for audiophiles.