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

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

@elliottbnewcombjr That's quite the inventory! Lucky boy!

If we're going to include inheritance then my list improves quite a bit:

B&W Matrix 800s (with original shipping crates)

Jadis Defy7

Jadis JP80 MC

Mark Levinson ML-335

VPI TNT-4 w/ SMEV

Sota Saphire

Accuphase DP-90 DC-91

Nakamichi 700 & 1000

Power conditioning and more cables than you can shake a stick at

2700 LPs...

So yeah. I think I'm set!

Happy listening.

@musicfan2349 

Of course Inheritances are Gifts.

As I said, I know I have been a Lucky Dog.

I always say, when choosing something, part of it is liking it every time you see it, even if it's off. When it's a gift/inheritance/found/restored/absolute steal, I recall that every time, and I think of the people involved.

I helped my brother in law pick out his first system in 2013:

Moon 700i, Moon 380 dac, Moon 260 transport, SF Cremona M and Cremona sub, plus some upper level Kimber interconnects and a Chang CLS 609 power conditioner... when he moved to Florida 2 years ago he gave it all to me.

That's a great brother in law!