Do any of you kids , want your system ???

This is a great thread and very real set of questions, for which I have the following responses bases on what I have done.

(1) First, I think it is important to factor in the kids and where they are in life.  Daughter in graduate school now.  Until she settles down, she will not want to schlep my 15 boxes and crates of audio gear around.  I just don't think they will fit into her Subaru Outback.  But I set the stage for her with a McIntosh RS100.

(2) I wrote into my will what will happen with my audio equipment, music collection and artwork.  Specially, no Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill or Craigslist for this stuff.

(3) I discussed it with my audio dealer already - If I'm gone and you are still in business, please work on selling them on consignment.  I trust they will do it, since they really like my system too and I purchased it from them.

(4) I'm a widower, so no wife to weigh in on what happens.

My 8-year-old son has gotten hooked in a big way.  I set him up initially with a vintage Fischer receiver and a vintage Pioneer direct drive turntable that was given to me by the widow of a long-time music lover.  I replaced the tiny table-top speakers with a pair of Wharfdale bookshelf speakers.  One channel on the Fischer died, so I replaced it with a 35-year-old Onkyo receiver I had stashed away over a decade ago.  He was jealous of my OPPO disc player, so I pulled an old Sony DVD player out of a closet and set that up so he could start listening to CDs.  That morphed into buying him a Bluenode 2i so he can stream as well.

He constantly tells me his speakers are way better than my 25-year-old Von Schweikert VR4s, and his turntable is better than my 35+-year-old B&O.

If I died tonight, he would gladly take my OPPO 205, Bryston amp and Don Sachs preamp.  But he would toss the speaker and TT.  I guess that is better than nothing  :-)

I have 3 boys and 1 girl.
The answer: No, No, No, and No.

Both of my kids enjoy listening but think it would be too complicated to move and set up. I'm still thinking about exactly how to handle it. One idea is to post ads for the entire system "pick up only" for a hugely discounted price.

@roxy54 

Actually Bob Seger said it not me. 
And I agree with you completely about the cycle of life. 
It’s too bad more people don’t understand or can’t accept  that death is a natural and necessary part of life. Especially in a country that puts so much emphasis on religion and an “afterlife “. 
Of course my daughter won’t want my crap, she is a smart young woman not a grumpy old man like me or all the ones you see at audio shows.