How long do you or should you keep your gear.

Had my Alon speakers for 25 years. Nice open speaker but it was time for a change and the new ones have better bass and are more detailed and precise. Had to replace the paper woofers about 10 years in. Other stuff 10-15 years (or more - Plinius integrated going on 17...) except cartridges of course.

Whatever floats your boat. 

I still have the first album I bought when it came out- The Doors. 

Until the end. That's how long.

Hmm, can’t imagine trading off a nice vintage amplifier, speakers, or turntable. Updates? Sure! But new gear is guarantee of nothing except loss of fortune. Often, someone had it right a very long time ago and many have been floundering to be different ever since. I buy used, I rarely feel compelled to swap out major components, like the fore mentioned. New records, new phono cartridges, obviously. Though I realize the slippery slope of perfectionist anything. Like that guy said, I’ve somehow sent ten times what I had originally expected to spend but it has me at a place with an amazing curated sound I would not trade…

I’ve always looked at it like a lifetime quest, trying to assemble both the system of my dreams balanced with what I can afford. I think that’s part of the “sport” about being an audiophile. I don’t think I’d know what do do if I have everything I wanted all at once. My 3 cents. 

I'm a vintage audio equipment nut...so I never get rid of equipment, which is very disturbing to my daughter. WHAT am I going to do with all this junk ,when you die.....yeah...errrr sell it... lol