Where do you want your system to go when you go?

This is something many do not consider, as most family's have no idea what the equipment is worth or where to sell it. 

I'm going through this now helping a friends wife sell off his equipment, records, and odds and ends after his sudden passing. its a big pain in the you know what, fortunately my friend was at the OCD level for keeping box's paperwork etc.  that helps immensely. Also communication to your family before you die is very important specially if there are specifics to an item like a custom made item. 

Do some work to organize things while your alive to help your family move on and not lose their shirts selling your gear, music collections and all the small stuff like wires, set up items, etc, etc. The small items are the things that end up in the trash as they are hard to sell, so have a plan.  

I had once hoped to pass my equipment to my sons, but they have neither interest nor room for it.

If I had the time, I would designate each piece to be disposed through an appropriate channel -- some on Audiogon, some on eBay, some on Craigslist, some to Buy Nothing, some to Goodwill, and some to friends and/or relatives.  Some things would be disposed of together, like my Pass Aleph electronics.

As messy as it sounds.

After I went partially deaf, I broke down my big system and give some of my prime gear to my nephew. He's into it and will know what to do with my remaining stuff. But I'm tempted to give more of my gear away to others if the opportunity arises. 

My oldest son has already inquired about it. He said he has vivid memories as a little guy of me building speakers, listening to music, and tinkering with the system. He’s shown ample interest, has started to put together a decent system of his own, and all of the other kids have all the system they want, plus have other "significant" items from me, so I’m on board with it.

This is something I've thought about since building enormous DIY corner horns. A lot of resources got poured in to them and they make me happy for now. When I go I hope they don't go to landfill. They don't have the benefit of a famous maker's name, never been reviewed, require an active network and 6 channels of amplification to run, are complex to disassemble for transport and complex to reassemble, and they're huge. I think at some point before I'm too old I'll need to seek out a younger person who would be happy to have them and initiate a transition of ownership. Or at least make sure they know how to set the speakers up and then put them in my will.