This is pretty funny and probably true for most of us

If you can't come clean with how much your system really costs, (and lots of us can't really divulge that information), write a note, seal the envelope and tell your wife - upon my death, please open this envelope.  That way if she ever sells, she won't get ripped off.....

Funny, when I was married, I had to sneak my new gear into the house and set it up in the man cave when she wasn't around.  Once it was in my system, she never seemed to notice what had changed.  Now, my new girlfriend likes my hobby and is happy when I get new gear.  What a gal!

lou-setriodes
Does she have any sisters

Very funny, though true in many cases.

My wife and I have a "Do not ask, Do not tell" policy when it comes to our discretionary spending.
She has never asked what anything I buy costs, and I feel no compulsion to bring it up.
I do likewise with her "toys" of course.
She may occasionally bemoan the aesthetics of some of my purchases (WAF), but money is a non-issue.

Hopefully I get some time to "get my affairs in order". At least long enough to tell my sons to Google 'Hifishark', find the value, and sell it. If not, so be it.

I have seen many times where the woman would just haul the whole rig to a used audio store and get 5 cents on the dollar for the value.
They are still happy, the fellow is still dead. So I suppose it makes no difference.

@68pete , you will notice that lou_setriodes said "new girlfriend", not "wife".

I think most fellas will find girlfriends much more accommodating, in many ways, than wives.
Girlfriends still follow the 'what's your is yours' mantra, whereas many wives change over to the "what's mine is mine; what's yours is mine" mantra. ;^)