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

Spouse likes 'something simple', so I'm already prepping to fulfill that wish.  She like the Maggies, so that's simple enough to follow through with.

Since I've asked to be toasted or dissolved and tossed into the local river (The French Broad, my 'last chance to be in a woman in some fashion'...), burning equipment literally doesn't make a lot of sense, I'll will it to the local Habitat and let the local 'philes fight over it in the auctions they run monthly.

Our local Habitat is the 3rd largest in terms of sales and participation, so it ought to give them a boost in their donations.  Any good 'fi' stuff disappears quickly... ;)

No children or grands, so my nephew and niece would be the only direct ones to pester with it.  And I doubt they'd have much interest in stuff that would have to travel across the continent.

I doubt any of y'all would be interested, except for some the 2 pair of large Heil amts' or my diy omnis.  The latter are already promised, so the Heils' would be the main interest items...

So place your bets, and be patient...I'm in no particular rush.... ;)

I’m experiencing the same issue.  I’ve been in and out of the audio business all my life.  From having a small high-end audio store in S.CA back in the late 80’s to working for high-end audio manufacturer’s.  Most of my excessively custom over built audio equipment is heavy with large external power supplies, etc.  Much of it isn’t that pretty but sounds amazing.  I've always been the technician with a champagne taste on a beer budget.  I love music and I love modding equipment to get the best possible sound quality from it.  
The problem is no one in my family cares about listening to a good system even though they’re amazed at the actual “experience” of listening to my system.  I can literally sit and listen for hours in that half-asleep dream state of listening.  
My wife asked me one day what she should do with the system if something ever happened to me.  All I could think of is my old electronics buddy (whose my age and across the country) that could help her sell my stuff.  But then I may out live him so where does it go?  The only reason I’d really care, even though I would love for a real music lover to have it, is that the burden of getting rid of a few hundred pounds of equipment wouldn’t be easy!  Most young people just don’t seem to care about really experiencing music.  About hearing the real beauty in it.  It’s sad!

Mine will go to my youngest Son

He was the victim of numerous A/B double blind tests over the years and has an appreciation for the SQ, though not sure he has the ambition to keep it evolving and healthy

I know he has the attention to detail, but his true passion is on the other end

He writes and records his own music, has made a little money and donates part of the proceeds to charity

For all of his home studio equipment he has maintained all the original packaging and user guides, not sure where he got that OCD habit - haha

The apple didn't fall too far from the tree and he and I still enjoy several extended listening sessions every year, mostly around holidays and bdays

Here's a link to his work over the pandemic

For Christmas he got me the one and only version of it on vinyl

One night I saw his album on a stack, sandwiched between Gregg Allman and the Stones, sort of a proud dad moment

My apologies on the diversion....

Lastly what did I get him for Christmas, tickets to the RHCP in Sep - a double date with me, Mom and his girlfriend 

I was the executor for my mom's estate and when I get to be too old to climb the 15 steps to enjoy my audio system I suspect I'll need to find someone (with a strong back) who appreciates and can accommodate it.  The work of an executor is pretty involved, so I'd want to minimize the stress of doing that...for probably my wife.

I want my system set up at the funeral home, cranking Led Zeppelin. After that, I don’t care what happens to it.

Nah, seriously, I have two identical systems and will leave them to my kids.