Do any of you kids , want your system ???

"Way to big !!!"

Yep Used to be 19-23" TVs and larger speakers. Now its 75-80" TV and pinhead size speakers
As far as how they deal with it, I don’t care. I won’t know a thing about it...I suppose. I suspect it becomes a matter of importance on which way the elevator goes...basement or Penthouse

A couple years ago a well known member of this site passed and his sister inherited or was deligated to get rid of the stuff...a little was sold on this site but a lot of it went to Goodwill including the huge collection of LPs...ashes to ashes

Then you walk to the window and stare at the moon
Riding high and lonesome through a starlit sky
And it comes to you how it all slips away
Youth and beauty are gone one day
No matter what you dream or feel or say
It ends in dust and disarray.

I expect my brother to determine the disposition - keep it, give it to a relative or friend or sell it.

The same thing is true with my watches.

Frankly - I’m single so its not my problem :)

Probably not. They both use their ear buds or headphones all the time and have never shown any interest in speakers etc.

But my son has an appreciation for unique  quality gadgets in general so who knows they might someday grab his attention if I am not using them.

I'm donating my system and records to charity. My kid and I do a lot for many charities (all of them non church based/funded). As I have been fortunate to have a few charities help me out with my daughter I repay it in spades in every way I can (volunteering, graphic design, printing, organizing, etc).

When I die it will be like this https://youtu.be/Pco7ZOUNSn0?t=13

I don't know if they do, but if they don't, I would go to the nearest audio club and find out who is the youngest or least able to afford audio and give it to them. Or go to my local college to the music engineering department and ask some faculty which students would really benefit from a great hifi rig.

My oldest son has already asked for my speakers when I die.  He's the only one old enough to remember me building speakers, and wants them as a reminder of those memories.  I agreed he could have them when I go, but requested that my uncle's Dynakit 70 (now updated with VTA board) go with them, because they play so well together. 

I'd like to see the kids at least keep the system in the family....I just don't want anyone to feel slighted if they don't get something they wanted, so some frank discussions, as well as an update to my will might be in order.  

woodsage said:
"It ends in dust and disarray."

That sounds beautifully said and romantic, but the dust and disarray also give way to new life. One is necessary for the other, and it’s a beautiful and never ending cycle that we are all a part of.
That said, no one in my family will want my system. They all think that it’s a waste of money and space.

And the rest is rust and stardust. ~ Lolita

A while back , I offered my then 17 year old son a beautiful pair of PSB M2 Platinum with stands, a Velodyne HGS 10 sub and a nice Anthem integrated amp and he said “no thanks, I got this “ holding up his cellphone.....   at first I wanted a DNA test but then I realized today’s kids want it now, virtually free and don’t care what it sounds like.   
It was really a nice system that I eventually sold to a young couple that were thrilled with what they got for the money and appreciated good sound 

Change the lyrics to one more child to carry my heavy audio gear out of the room?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgHnqTmKhoc

On second thought, maybe leave it all to mahgister.

My kids may only be 5 and 8 but we listen to our system everyday for at least 3-4 hours together. They get to listen to whatever they want. They both want all of it when they get older. I’m already building a second set at my ex’s house next year so they don’t have to fight over it years from now. If I leave them anything, I want it to be a love of music :)

My kids are in elementary school and don't have any interest in any media other than video games (mostly minecraft).  I have to drag them away.  Movies, tv, music, nothing.  For a while they mixed youtube shows in and occasional movies and scripted shows but that has disappeared.  I don't think any traditional media will be of any importance to them.  The change is a whole lot more significant.

More concerned over the vinyl collection. That's were the real value is.

Hello  Yes I think many of Us have wondered  about  that i know i have & on more than once with my 1st  Boy 30 yo i have about 60k invested in my audio system at retail What kill me is My kid and other younger gens Think that some  little  Black box Wifi  speaker sounds just as good maybe better besides who would want  125lbs speakers anyway

So I'm out of luck with my 200 lbs speakers lol

My son was in a band, cut one album, now has a couple teenage kids and is licking his chops to get his hands on my system. It will be well taken care of, and tested at FULL RANGE ! LOL

Not really...

I willed the main setup to Keith Richards and...

if he does not survive me it goes to Richard Dean Anderson.

DeKay

I offered to buy my oldest son a very nice system several years ago. He didn’t want one. I gave my youngest son a complete system as a house warming gift a few years ago. He can’t wait to get his hands on my listening room system, which includes about 1,200 albums and 500 CDs.

Nope, they don’t care & think I’m crazy. 

Handing her a pair of magnesium and aluminum headshells, I asked my wife which one sounded better. She examined them and made a few vague guesses. When pushed, she had no Earthly idea what they were. No clue. None.

"It's boomer crap."

@harbinger808

You must be new to that kid thing if you think they will feel the same way ten years from now. They are angels now, then they become human beings later. Enjoy them as much as you can now. That’s the natural way of things. 

OP, the last time I died, my stuff ended up at Goodwill 😁

My Son just wants the Resto Modded 1968 901's. Problem is he doesn't understand the complexity of the miniDSP EQ, which Amplifier I used to drive them, and how the Bluesound Node 2i streams into everything.
My Wife will sell everything and probably get Top Dollar cause she knows what I paid for them minus depreciation LOL !

I have no living relatives. My closest friends are older than me.

My 70’s era system is going to the guy/shop that has fixed 2 of the pieces. His store is full of the same type stuff. He will get the LPs, too. Not sure about the 900+ CDs.

TL:DR... Long sad tale ahead. Pop passed 20 years ago and left me his system: VPI, Jadis, B&W Matrix 800s and a few hundred LPs and CDs. Unfortunately my dear mother refused to let it go. I went from WA to FL four times at her bidding to "come get it" only to have her change her mind upon my arrival. Every. Time. She'll be selling her condo soon and moving into other living arrangements due to her advanced age which means that now I'll be obligated to make the trip, again, and will have to packing everything up under a time crunch to get everything out. I'm 64 now. Yes, I'm extremely bitter. Dad's system could have been playing music as intended versus sitting in a darkened room, silent. Thing is, it won't be long that I'll have to figure out what to do with it when *I* get very old!

My middle son will get my systems. 
My oldest is a Musician and a PHD in Bio Molecular Chemical Engineering at Norte Dame and could care less. He would rather play when is not doing research.

My Daughter will get my Analog System as she love vinyl. 

Possibility that your family members will enjoy or even understand your system is very low so my suggestion is to put bright price stickers on the back panels of your components, and speakers, price tags on cables …. Just in case. 

Yes my son Vito would love to rock out.

I doubt I'll care. We are just sitting up mud. Mud to mud. 

I divorced 30 some years ago and my kids have no Idea what I have. So I keep a list in my Documents Case.  Pictures and where they are of items with the values of them.  So they can take those things and do as they please.  Landfill everything else.  LOL  Even things that are rather valueless but has worth to me.  Like my old Simpson multimeters I purchased in the 70's.  I still use them! 

  Nearby Kent State Universirty has a good size student audio club. Gift it to the audio dept. Put a big plack on it with my name and take a big deduction against my estate.. If the school says no way plan B gift it to the 2 goners with the funniest insults by voting. At least you guys know what the heck the stuff is. On second thought I'am taking it all with me.   Beam me Scotty. 

 

Cue up Pink Floyd, Time.  Or the Stones' Time Waits for No One, with Mick Taylor and the metronome. Or Justin Heyward singing just about anything.  Albinoni's Adagio. 

But I digress. . . My youngest daughter would probably be the only taker. She is actually fascinated with turntables and the quest for better sound.  If not her, a   nephew with whom I've spent parts of many visits in record shops.  

The rest of my closest relatives would likely prefer the convenience of streaming and small portable speakers. 

Are you KIDDING!I can't keep them from taking my stuff NOW!
All 4 were raised on great music and great sounding systems. 3 of the 4 are accomplished musicians and love to listen for hours. Vinyl and CDs. I get comments like, "Who gets the Klipsch" at family dinners.My oldest has already pilfered Martin Hogans and Mc stuff. 

There was a member here (blcube) who was a good friend of mine. He had a very nice system and a huge vinyl jazz collection. He passed away a few years ago and I offered to help his wife liquidate the system. I was willing to do all the leg work and post all the ads and make sure she got a fair price. At first she seemed appreciative, but later just disappeared. I called her once more and she just didn’t seem interested in doing anything so I left her alone.

To this day I don’t know what happened to his system or his records. I am pretty sure no one in his family wanted any of it. I think it’s best to have a plan with your significant other in case the worst happens and they are left with no clue about what to do.

Oz

Nope, to big for their apartment and to heavy to move around. They would rather listen to their iphones.

My daughter MALUCA, a singer songwriter performer (she appears here with Robyn in a video that they wrote together https://youtu.be/xOGFdCWC5ls) has recently asked me for my advice on helping her by an audio system set up for vinyl, but what she wants is nowhere near the quality of my setup. 

I've always thought those Mac ads banging on about 'heirloom quality' big ugly boxes with sharp edges, are selling a delusion.
Like your kids are going to have a suitable home for all those massive boxes. 
Sad truth: your beloved system is destined to become landfill

This is a great thread and very real set of questions, for which I have the following responses bases on what I have done.

(1) First, I think it is important to factor in the kids and where they are in life.  Daughter in graduate school now.  Until she settles down, she will not want to schlep my 15 boxes and crates of audio gear around.  I just don't think they will fit into her Subaru Outback.  But I set the stage for her with a McIntosh RS100.

(2) I wrote into my will what will happen with my audio equipment, music collection and artwork.  Specially, no Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill or Craigslist for this stuff.

(3) I discussed it with my audio dealer already - If I'm gone and you are still in business, please work on selling them on consignment.  I trust they will do it, since they really like my system too and I purchased it from them.

(4) I'm a widower, so no wife to weigh in on what happens.

My 8-year-old son has gotten hooked in a big way.  I set him up initially with a vintage Fischer receiver and a vintage Pioneer direct drive turntable that was given to me by the widow of a long-time music lover.  I replaced the tiny table-top speakers with a pair of Wharfdale bookshelf speakers.  One channel on the Fischer died, so I replaced it with a 35-year-old Onkyo receiver I had stashed away over a decade ago.  He was jealous of my OPPO disc player, so I pulled an old Sony DVD player out of a closet and set that up so he could start listening to CDs.  That morphed into buying him a Bluenode 2i so he can stream as well.

He constantly tells me his speakers are way better than my 25-year-old Von Schweikert VR4s, and his turntable is better than my 35+-year-old B&O.

If I died tonight, he would gladly take my OPPO 205, Bryston amp and Don Sachs preamp.  But he would toss the speaker and TT.  I guess that is better than nothing  :-)

I have 3 boys and 1 girl.
The answer: No, No, No, and No.

Both of my kids enjoy listening but think it would be too complicated to move and set up. I'm still thinking about exactly how to handle it. One idea is to post ads for the entire system "pick up only" for a hugely discounted price.

@roxy54 

Actually Bob Seger said it not me. 
And I agree with you completely about the cycle of life. 
It’s too bad more people don’t understand or can’t accept  that death is a natural and necessary part of life. Especially in a country that puts so much emphasis on religion and an “afterlife “. 
Of course my daughter won’t want my crap, she is a smart young woman not a grumpy old man like me or all the ones you see at audio shows. 

My stuff will be in the estate sale, I'm afraid.

Even though I'm a relatively healthy geezer I have put together a Final Wishes document so that if I suddenly die my wife and my kids will have some guidance about what to do with me and my stuff.

I'm pretty sure my kids don't want any of my stereo equipment. It is big, heavy, and complicated (my amp weighs 185 lbs and my speakers weigh 170 lbs each). I also have over 4000 CDs and 1000 records, and they don't want those either.

I have written a couple pages of instructions on what to do with my audio equipment and albums. Regarding my system, I have lots of gear and I have instructed them to contact the audio shop I do business with and ask if they would be willing to make an offer for the whole shebang and take it away. They sell quite a bit of used equipment and the owner has signaled that this is something they would do. I have also given my heirs an option to sell the equipment individually (I kept the boxes and manuals for everything) and I've told them how to do it online. If they want to go through the trouble to maximize the value this would be the route to go.

My music collection contains quite a few valuable recordings - both vinyl and CD. I have noted the labels and types of media that are valuable and should not be given to the goodwill. I also explained that record stores will sometimes buy a full collection but they would only be interested if the valuable titles went with the collection. In either case the valuable recordings (probably a few hundred) need to be listed and noted. I also explained how to use Discogs. Someday I may actually get around to putting my collection into Discogs which would make the whole process easier.

I can't bear to to think of them having an estate sale for my gear. I've spent too much time collecting it and curating it to have it sell for pennies on the dollar. I think my kids are also greedy enough that they would take the time to get fair prices.

To speak frankly, I don't care what they do with it. They can burn it if they want.

To all;

You all have a horrible sickness ....... lol

I would love to see the reaction , If I had an instruction sheet on what to do with my stereo _hit! In my will.....

can we bury it with us? 
I still remember, my mom had a bunch of 1974 toasters, floral furniture & silverware she lined me up !!! With.....

you guys have great thoughts!! 
Lol

jeff