Had an epiphany, what would happen when all of you die?

You'd do better off the drugs

Kiwms, so sorry to hear of your loss. It has to have been devastating for you, and understandably overwhelming to have to deal with your spouses belongings in the aftermath. 

When you feel ready you could  start a thread here on Audiogon asking for advice about what you might be able to do to with the belongings  you mentioned. There are some very knowledgeable and considerate individuals on site who might be able to help you out and steer you in the right direction. Condolences and take care,

Michael

I think that Beolab 90 are on to something - different modes for different needs and different recordings.
I use old MBL 101 and recent Gradient 1.5 Helsinki. Besides different bass (I clearly prefer dipoles), some recordings benefit from omnidirectional dispersion; some others have lots of reverb in them, and sound better with Gradients. Even then, if I do not wish to stay put, I am most of the time better served by MBLs. And Gradients are not for a “party mode”. I heard Beolab 5 and almost bought them, they create wide soundstage in the whole room ... but on second thoughts they would not really replace MBLs or Gradients, so I used a defect as the pretext to back from the deal.
This made me think I may be best served by Beolab 90 - narrow when I wish so, or wide, or omnidirectional.
Beolab 90 are rather expensive. Probably with time the technology will trickle down; still, beeing impatient — and, as this thread rightfully observes, being mortal, — I cannot help thinking that I may just sell everything and look for a reasonable second hand deal on Beolab 90.
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As to the question in the title, as a BA in theology and religious studies I can confirm that we cannot go to the Good Place unless we repent and give up our gear.

Will someone carry the torch?  Yes, if you look to the past, you will see that we are all doing that right now. Thomas Edison would be proud of you.

If you want to know what happens to your stuff in the future, well everything around you wants to use its converted energy to return back to its natural state. Think rust, it takes time but it will happen, slowly.   

Enjoy your ice cream now, it is melting and you don't want to miss a drop.  

@klwms Sorry for your loss. It's got to be a hard thing. Glad you are carryong the torch and continue to monitor the forum. Did your spouse post here and if so what was his handle?

@MC I am real; bad punctuation and all.