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I just realized I don't really have anyone to leave my system to in my will who would appreciate it. Certainly not my wife. None of my friends would appreciate it for what it is. I have a few audioweenie people locally that I know, but not well enough to leave them a 7K system. What happens to your beloved stereo when your gone?
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Send it to me.
Ed
I'll be dead; the wife doesn't care. She can sell the entire thing, the albums, etc. on E-Bay and pocket the money.
I don't care.
I'm DEAD remember.
I'll probably give it to a to-be-determined audio buddy or relative. Not sure yet. My will leaves all material possesions to my wife, but she doesn't "get" high-end audio, so she'd probably be glad to see me dump it. If I go quickly, then it's up to her to dispose of it as she sees fit.
Last Will and Temperment
My son, even if he decides to sell it and trip with his girlfriend to Indonesia... be it.
My two sons will fight over it.
they will take good care of it.Thats what a friend told me.
......And do whatever they damn please with it. I couldn’t care less.All I want for is my kids to be happy. In the big picture audio gear doesn’t get the slightest thought.
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Sox
...if I go slow, I would sell it down myself, unless a family member wants all or part of it.If I go fast, I have instructed my wife to have a friend of mine who is an audiophile to sell it off and keep a portion of the proceeds.
My twelve year old may want part of it. Two years ago we were cleaning records together and she said "this is really cool, can I have all this when you die?" On the other hand, I am putting a subpanel in the listening room and walling it off. She asked me what will happen when I get old and have to move to a nursing home. I explained the room would be great for home theater, and by then I will have gotten my enjoyment out of it anyway.
That is an awful lot of "terminal" thinking for a twelve year old, but I believe much of it is related to her Christian upbringing with an eternal view.
...when you're 85 and in the retirement home?Most likely you'll sell it much sooner than that.
Maybe on AudioGoner.
I turn 60 later this year and we're downsizing our home now. My youngest has a year left before college so we're moving to a smaller house.
No more dedicated music room. And possibly a smaller system.
Within the next 5 to 10 years, I'm sure we'll downsize again - the kids will have their own places and I'd prefer to have the equity invested somewhere else.
And be free to travel more...
Or I wouldn't keep buying hardware, software, wires and tweaks at 78.
But you sure don't look it. Folks, this guy is amazing. He has a *beautiful* house, his wife is stunning, he drives a gorgeous Boxster, and his audio system is sublime. Not to mention he comped me a very nice hand-made power cord the other day.We should all be so lucky to have friends like Mr. Pogue, he's truly a peach of a guy!
-RW- Did I lay it on too thick, Dave? Does this constitute proper payment for the cord?
Can I have your Lenco when you check out ?
Kidding. Where in hell would you put the Lenco?
Are you going to leave your ears to science? I'm also kidding.
> Or I wouldn't keep buying hardware, software, wires and tweaks at 78.>...at what age do you plan to stop?
Any idea how old some of the senior inmates here are?
> Deliver me from iPods, by the way.>
You don't know what you're missing...
Call it denial. Call it what you wish. I wouldn't do it if it weren't fun. Of course I can't hear a thing over 10 kHz (and that's probably erring on the high side). Today I terminated a couple of power cords, did some SACD-CD comparisons, and managed to get a cartridge on an RS-A1 tonearm into the lead grooves of several LPs without incident (which will be meaningless if you've never played with this weird-ass arm).My wife has at least three iPods. Loves them. I do know what I'm missing. I'll continue to do so, thank you very much (cannot STAND earphones, except for quick monitoring).
As to the number of fellow geezers infecting the AA ranks, I haven't a clue. We could take a poll but ... who really cares?
(nt)
I mean, for heaven's sake Mike, you're not that much older than my son :-)
When I find great records in used record stores, I ask myself how did they end up there. In many cases, it is their owner passed away. Or sometimes (mostly on vinyl asylum) you hear stories of someone getting a bunch of coveted shaded dogs for pennies from an old lady that was cleaning her house. Make no mistake, bargain hunters, that she is cleaning her house because her beloved husband just died, and she is saying farewell to her past, selling the house, and moving to the nursing home.I have one particular record very dear to me - Bach's Double Concerto with Heifetz and Friedmad. It has an inscription on the jacked made by a shaking hand of a very old person. I think of that person every time I listen to the record. I am hoping that when I die, some stranger will listen to my records and think about me.
Some .... an inked rubber stamp. Others small stick on postal labels, showing an old address with a low/early/primitive zip code. Others fine caligraphic scrawls, and yet others a wide plastered swath of tape with large crude magic marker lettering.But they all share pride of ownership, from days gone buy. I can feel the love of the music contained therein, by the previous keeper of the grooves. Holding in my hands, something once treasured by another. Once held dear in their heart.
No longer of this earth. But somehow their fingerprints still contain the energy to give me an extra smile, whence I place it atop my platter and give it a spin. In its new home .....
They appreciate and enjoy the system now, though I doubt my wife would go out of her way to assemble one had I not been active in it.I'd like to think that enjoyment of music is enough of a trait for me that if I move to more tranquil pastures my remaining family will play the system and think of me frequently.
Or they'll sell it on craigslist to fund a new flat screen TV.
I hope for the former, but will be happily unaware in event of the latter.
An expert is someone who knows no more than you but is from out of town.
-Mark Twain
I have no kids and one sibling. She'll get it with a note about how to sell it for $1.00 no reserve on audiogon. My death is your gain.
(nt)
My one and only audiophile bud who is a long time family friend gets the record collection and the JBL speakers. My system is actually all of his old gear so I have nothing he would want so he'll be entrusted to help my wife convert the gear to cash that she can use. My CD's will go to another friend.Interesting timing of this post - my new wife and I are currently in the process of doing our wills and I had to make some decisions about the stereo.
marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
I don't plan on checking out in the near future but you never know ... maybe I should raffle off a notation in my will so it goes to someone else. My wife and kids would not be interested in the gear ... the CD's MAYBE but then they would burn them to their iPods and use the actual disc as a coaster.
I have expressed my wishes to friends and family- sell the stuff and/or keep whatever you want. I don't really care. It won't be worth anything to me when I'm cold and in the box, but I'm certainly enjoying every minute of it right now while I can.Why shouldn't someone who appreciates it, get it when I'm gone? My family knows the current value of the gear and can judge accordingly then...
"David! You can KILL a man with a chopstick!" -Keith Charles, Six Feet Under
...has already called dibs on the electronics. My daughter wants the vinyl.
As I am single, no kids or any other family and no friends that are into audio...Guess kitty can ebay it all for cat toys, treats and kitty porn...
I update my will to leave my cats to the current girlfriend.
The deal is she can have the house but must look after the cats.
Cat-haters never make it to official GF status so trust isn't an issue.
I have found that most women love to hear music through a great system but few would ever dream of investing the time or money into it. However, as an inheritance, it would make a great thing to be left. Tube rolling apart. And you'd better crawl from your deathbed to dress those cables a little neater.
send it to me, Merle!Have a good day, and take chances!
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
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