You've just inherited a very nice little system. Most of the pieces are considered some of the better values in high end audio. Who ever put this together really knew what he was doing. Most of this stuff will not depreciate much in the near future. In the big scheme of things this system isn't all that "fancy", just well thought out best bang for the buck kinda stuff. I strongly recommend you give it a whirl. You'll have very little to loose trying. As for selling it, well aound here whole systems are a hard sale. Breaking this system up would be a bit of a shame. You've been blessed with a rare opportunity. Very few of us get such a nicely thought out system dumped in our laps. Most of us spend a great deal of time and money pursuing such a system. Give it a chance, you may very well be delighted by what this system will do for you. I think you will find the members here very generous with set up advise. Good luck and good listening.
Amateur inherited an audio system...
Recently I've inherited an audio system. I have no idea of what they are, I have never heard any of the brand names before, but upon checking on the internet I've found out they are somewhat high quality units. It consisted of Meridian 506 CD Player, Forte Forty-Four Pre-amp, Forte Fifty-Five Amp, Velodyne Sub and a pair of Rogers LS3/5A speakers. Some friend suggested I check out Audiogon.com, but as far as I can see most of the stuff are WAY over my head. Now that I found out about their value, my girlfriend is pressuring me to sell it, my question is.. Should I keep the system or sell it? It sounds very nice but my girlfriend keeps saying I don't need anything this fancy. Also, if I am going to sell it, is it better selling it as a system or piece-by-piece? Is eBay good for something like this? Any idea will be appreciated. Sorry for being so shallow, I really don't know much about high end audio... Thank you very much in advance.