Items from audiophile's estate, list and photos link provided; helpful advice appreciated!

@foxwaves 

So sorry for your loss. In looking over the lists, you have some valuable stuff there like the Studer A77 R2R. If it’s in good shape, it’s worth a $1000 by itself! Someone earlier suggested checking out your local hifi shops. While it been a while since I’ve been down that way, there used to be several.

All the best.

I suggest you check out an online auction house. They will probably get you more money selling individual items that you will as 1 big lot. I've bought many items from https://www.liveauctioneers.com/ and they get pretty good money for the items. 

I do the same thing you are doing for the astronomy hobby. Fortunately, that hobby has some dedicated sites to sell items that only act as the advertising platform and do not get involved in the transaction. It allows for deal making. What you are doing is very valuable. I find the biggest value is to make the items go away to help the healing process begin. I usually bring everything to my place where I test every item, list it, ship it, and pay the estate. The money is often secondary.

In this hobby when I'm in the shopping mood I check out the auction houses. I'm currently watching this item: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/233325526_hickok-tube-tester-bangor-pa It will go for way more than my budget so I'm willing to share it with the world.

Thank you curiousjim and markcasazza! Thank you both for your kind words and advice. I'll refer back to your messages as I move forward with trying to sell the items individually. 

I noticed that one or two of the recorders is similar to the type that Alan Lomax used when he traveled around recording folks songs and so on in the 1930s onward. 

I hope you both have a great week! Thanks again!

I would look at calling The Music Room in Erie CO and hearing if they could help by selling on your behalf. They are the largest seller of used HiFi and should be able to give you a great insight into pricing and options. They also remove a lot of the hassles involved in disposing of HiFi.

If all else fails, as @sparksgja says, TMR is your default. Of course they will cherry-pick. But they do make things easy. Get it boxed and they whisk it from your doorstep, no shipping costs.