A life sentence!!!

….forced to keep one component in your current audio system for the rest of your life

Interpreting as never parting with, it’s likely my Koetsu Corralstone D - perhaps the most musical cartridge but is now unobtainable.  Very fortunate to have purchased before Koetsu closed, RIP

My Audio Note P3 Tonmeister 😌

Hmmm....well, since my continued existence is definitely approaching the short end of my schtick, I think I'll keep my pile of oddities more or less intact.
Since I'm drawn to be dissolved v. 'crisped', taking anything with me won't be an option.  Spouse can pour me into a flower bed or the drain if she feels what's left may stunt the plants....*L*

I suspect the bulk if not all will end up at the local Habitat, currently a 5 minute walk away.  The quick and sharp will snag a few nice items, but I'm not the only one who haunts the 'tech' corner which is generally pretty bland... ;)

The omni's?  To 'good homes', I'd prefer.

Otherwise crushed, and notes burnt.

Reference 3A Master Control MMC 2 ways. When I change out speakers, they end up in my wife's office system. And eventually come back. She's not picky.

My Thiel 3.6 speakers and Mark Levinson 23.5 amplifier. I really didn't feel the need to change since this combination came together. I have changed few items such preamps and DACs, but Thiel/Levinson continued to amaze me whether it is a brand new recording or a less than perfect mono recording from nearly a century ago. This combination made it very hard for me to leave my listening chair once the music starts playing. Both designs are achievements in near optimal balance in engineering and art.