My Quicksilver Mono Amps never failed to make my feet ache when I was forced to move them from their appointed spots. The Primaluna Integrated that replaced the Quickies isn't exactly svelte, either, but at least there's only one of them. My SOTA turntable system, meantime, weighs a ton and rocks around like a drunk in a hammock when I gotta hoist it off the rack. The tiptoes don't make the process any easier. My speaker stands are filled with lead shot, adding still more avoirdupois to the happy get-together.
"Can You Lift Yours?"
Harmon Kardon Citation II Stereo Amp, 1959, 60 wpc; 120 lbs
(for the youngsters among us: tubes, SS didn't exist yet)
excerpts:
"Can You Lift Yours?"
"Space Heater. Ballast for Submarines".
"Useful for Training Weight Lifters"
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being medically house bound since Halloween, tv overload, hopping about, I re-discovered a site with some great history:
in section 'omnidirectional speakers
http://www.roger-russell.com/omni/omni.htm
interview with Stewart Hegeman
http://www.roger-russell.com/omni/interview.htm
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I had a McIntosh AMP, MC2250, 250wpc, 80lbs.
I lifted it out of a low shelf in a tight space, felt a 3rd meniscus tear in my 'bad' knee while lifting.
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Your Heavy Equipment Stories Please.