Advice on how to liquidate system

Sorry to hear if your hearing loss but don’t give up yet. Since I was a child, virtually a continual series or ear infections in my left ear resulted in permanent hearing loss. Mostly in the critical midrange and about a 30-40% loss of hearing. After a successful surgery in my early 20’s which halted the infections I have been fine but the damage is irreversible. I have just learned to compensate, heating the highs and lows through my left ear and all through my right. It hasn’t deterred me from being an avid audiophile since my teens. Don’t sell your gear for a year as others have said, you just might be surprised at how much might come back. You would definitely have sellers remorse if you liquidate your system now.

I sustained a traumatic brain injury in 4/2009. Tinnitus was with me for years- but it slowly improved. It ruined my audio enjoyment - for a while. Therefore;

My advice is to not sell at this time. Let some time go by and see how you heal. 

This assumes you don't need to raise money, If money is the issue then sell on a reputable site like this one. check the blue book for pricing guidance. Don't panic sell- you will regret it. 

Very sorry for your situation, I wish the best possible in the future.

When my mother was 80, her Dr. told me "surely she won't go beyond 83". She just turned 100. 

You are naturally depressed, I would be too, but I join others in advising spending a year of natural recovery as it may be, as well as reading/seeing what's out there to aid the situation.

Just like Audio, Avoid the Quacks. Best of Luck.

Elliott

@riie

"Just put some liquid on it "

Great solution Brainiac!!!!

I also have a hearing issue. Mine is just the right ear. Try a bone conductance speaker, I used one for a year or two.  Hearing aid tech has improved.  And, so has my perception.  I don't think that I ever stopped being an active listener. What ha s changed for me is my focus. Equipment is all from the land of diminished returns. I  recently auditioned amplifiers, and selected a Cambridge Audio for the  "English sound."  Maybe not top shelf, but for me enjoyable. Warmer is better for me. I  find the most pleasure in the mid range. It might be tempting to abandon the audio world, but actually just new challenges. Give your ears and your soul some time to heal.