New speakers or new car?

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.

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

that would be a mitzvah!

@emergingsoul

When my daughter was in town and looked at my rig, she said, you need to leave me instructions on what to do with all this stuff after you’re not here. 
 

At this point, while I don’t have $50,000 speakers. I have more in my system than in my car. My system goes on every day while I use my car three or four days a month. 

I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.

W. C. Fields