What no one has said is the elephant in the room IMHO: We're all getting older. I'm seeing more ads for systems that were left behind by a deceased spouse or downsizing due to a change in lifestyle and/or dormicile.
In my own case for instance, I live in WA however next month I have to travel to FL to help my sister with my now deceased parent's condo. A big part of that is picking up my pop's hi-fi gear... VPI, Sota, Levinson, Meridian, Pioneer, Jadis pre and amp and a pair of B&W Matrix 800's.
The turntables and electronics I will most likely upgrade my system with but WTF am I going to do with those huge B&Ws??
https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/691bw800/index.html
They won't work in our current home, which we love, and which we're planning on being in for another 5-8 years. Putting them in climate controlled storage for those 5-8 years will run me $7200-$11K in fees!
I also collect Lionel trains and we're seeing the same thing in that hobby. Premium collections coming on the market because folks are selling their dads', grandad's or uncle's old trains...
But to get back to the OP's comments, I agree with your observation that there's more coming on the market these days. So keep that in mind when you buy those huge floorstanding speakers: What are you leaving your family to deal with??
Happy listening.
In my own case for instance, I live in WA however next month I have to travel to FL to help my sister with my now deceased parent's condo. A big part of that is picking up my pop's hi-fi gear... VPI, Sota, Levinson, Meridian, Pioneer, Jadis pre and amp and a pair of B&W Matrix 800's.
The turntables and electronics I will most likely upgrade my system with but WTF am I going to do with those huge B&Ws??
https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/691bw800/index.html
They won't work in our current home, which we love, and which we're planning on being in for another 5-8 years. Putting them in climate controlled storage for those 5-8 years will run me $7200-$11K in fees!
I also collect Lionel trains and we're seeing the same thing in that hobby. Premium collections coming on the market because folks are selling their dads', grandad's or uncle's old trains...
But to get back to the OP's comments, I agree with your observation that there's more coming on the market these days. So keep that in mind when you buy those huge floorstanding speakers: What are you leaving your family to deal with??
Happy listening.