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Again the topic of weight of amps

I see this has been covered but not recently.
I have had a few amps in the 100+ pound range.
I liked them enormously but I am in a small space and am tired of dealing with these behemoths when I need to move them around and the real estate they take up. They were all wonderful in their way and I would like to have kept them but for their immobility. But can one find true love after such heavy weights with a feather weight 55 pounder?
Have technological advances in 2019 made such a thing possible? I had a pass 350.8 which I loved but you can't keep a Stonehenge rock in an apartment living room.

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First question is why one would need to move power amps other than when they are first installed....can't think of any good reason, but you could always invest in some amp stands with casters.

I tend to prefer Class A and Class B with big power supplies, so I have four amps over 100 lbs. in use (and another backup that is only about 70 lbs.) As I almost never need to move them, the weight is never an issue.

Having said that, the power amp in my main system right now is a tube amp that weighs only about 50 lbs. - maybe that is a way you could go....
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