For me it's more about what happens to my music than the gear. I have carefully built a collection over several decades that is a reflection of who I am and what moves and inspires me so I really don't want to see that broken up and scattered to the winds. I am hoping my son will be at a point in his life where he can happily accept the whole lot and get some deeper insights into me via the artists I love as he works his way through my LPs. It would be great if he were into the gear as well and recreated my system in his space but I'd be just as happy if he sold it all and took a nice vacation.
Where do you want your system to go when you go?
People think of real estate, stocks, property...etc. But I'm wondering where would my audio systems go when I go? Most in my family are happy with television and an audio system that is more like a TV or toaster. Not to be morbid, but my friends that would have cared are no longer living. There are lawyers, charitable causes and other "things" for other possessions, but I cannot see my systems going to Goodwill....etc. For us baby boomers it is a real thought. My best friend, who died of cancer, had a decent system with sperates and some Martin Logan speakers... his wife didn't care and ended up giving it all away and basically just watches TV.
What do you want to happen to your system?...hopefully many of you have people in your life that your system would mean something to them.