Junked audio is almost certainly hazardous waste, and it is a tribute to human stupidity and short sightedness that we never consider how we'll dispose of things when we start creating them.
However Agon is a great recycling scheme ... and quality audio components usually last 15-20 years. Compare that with the trash pumped out by best buy, circuit city and goodguys ... cheap, crappy consumer electronics is the worst offender, especially modern TVs, which only seem to make it for 5 years. Most of my components are 5-10 years old, and as good as new.
However Agon is a great recycling scheme ... and quality audio components usually last 15-20 years. Compare that with the trash pumped out by best buy, circuit city and goodguys ... cheap, crappy consumer electronics is the worst offender, especially modern TVs, which only seem to make it for 5 years. Most of my components are 5-10 years old, and as good as new.