Do you have any gear that was outright given to you?

@richardbrand 

"just after your stereo had been stolen". I understand that, I was ransacked once, looked like a bad movie, everything thrown in every direction, took me a long time to get over it. 

Your father certainly eased you back into things, and crossed you over to Vinyl too, he was a great man I'm sure.

@rbstehno 

I remember exactly when and where I saw that movie, and remember the TT. I think I would have wanted to keep 1, and hope I would have been smart enough to keep the 2nd for spare parts.

@elliottbnewcombjr , LOL , the two best days of owning a boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. The Rogues came with their shipping cartons and I could have opted for the required repairs which would have been a few hundred plus shipping. Spending the $3K brought them up to spec as new and with the Dark upgrades and a full compliment of new tubes. I WANTED a pair of high wattage tube monos and like I said, I spent $3K and they look new and play as new and they currently retail for $9K so I’m OK with that. Down the road when I get my TT up and running maybe I can hit you up for some info. Cheers , Mike B. 

Yes, inherited from my dad.

a pair of ESS AMT3 rock monitors, a pair of B&W DM601, Marantz 2240B, Pioneer QX949, Soundcraftsmen PE2217

I still have the first 3 and use them regularly

@elliottbnewcombjr 

Your father certainly eased you back into things, and crossed you over to Vinyl too

When my gear was stolen, my turntable went as well.  But CDs had just come out.  As soon as I got to England I visited Quad and asked Peter Walker what he thought of the new medium.  He replied that they are fantastic (remember he was oriented to classical music).  So after visiting my dad, I returned via Singapore and bought a Philips CD player and every classical CD I could find.  It took 40 years and this forum to re-ignite my interest in vinyl!

His real gift was leaving copies of the Gramophone lying around.  Better than doing homework