msbel
Quite a story. And interesting. Thanks 
Until 2017 when I retired, I spent weekends inside a NHRA Super Stock'er. 25 years' worth of chasing Wallys. I won't contaminate the thread with a bunch of car talk... but take a ride with me. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsYMv_JXPzI

fact number 4 : in a crumbling unstable  world the young look for easy and light audio affordable components...

 

 

Fact number 5 :

Improved technology at very low cost which did not exist before revolutionize the traditional market...

Fact number 6 :

the internet accessibility of information about acoustics among audiophiles makes the high-end products less and less attractive because S.Q. result from knowledge not from marketing, result from basic common knowledge applied not from costlier upgrade which are not always a real new technological improvement anyway .

 

Fact number one: nobody NEEDS hi-fi.

Fact number two: hi-fi systems costing more than $10,000 are Veblin goods.

Fact number three: fidelity is only a relevant concept when listening to acoustic music such as classical or vintage jazz.

if Andrew Robinson's name keeps coming up: he is very smooth... on camera

not on camera he is an arrogant thin skinned bully. But that's just what I experienced in the comments several times.

Back to the subject:- re @deep_333  if I get old, I will sure give away everything I can. It better be enjoyed  by someone(s) long before I am gone :)

Apparently, Robinson sunk his financial wellbeing due to awful low value hifi purchases and had to move to the sticks (catch a fish/squirrel for dinner or go hungry, etc).  It's quite possibly the wife who manages the finances now and keeps the lad above water.....At the least, he's not some vile hillbilly, i would categorize him as just the avg hifi nerd, thinks he's more socially polished than he actually is. 

@nitrobob 

Hey. That’s you in there ya? Awesome. Love the lift and dial going vertical flat in a second and a half. Now if we just had those led red leds on the lower dash with double gauges on audio gear - well I am in. Bravo - thanks for sharing. Very cool.