As someone now over 70, I enjoyed this discussion as it certainly applies to me. My story: Bought two very heavy Mark Levison 23 amps nearly 30 years ago and put them up on a shelf with no help. Just recently had minor service to them. It was a PITA to get them down, into my car, into the repair shop and then again to get them home and back up on the shelf. I needed help at every step. My costs: Beers to my sons-in-law and the admission I needed help. These amps currently power my Egglestonworks Andras whiich weigh in at hundreds of pounds each....which also were a PITA to send back to the factory for upgrades...and came back with even more granite. My hearing loss is to the point that what I own is good enough for me to still enjoy and I plan to keep the amps and speakers in their current positions...hopefully for at least another decade if lucky. After that.....headphones at the assisted living home. Life is hard. Suck it up. Nothing is free ....and if it is worth it to you, you gotta pay for it somehow.
Handling Heavy Amps
There are several amps I’m interested in possibly purchasing but I’m dissuaded because of their weight. I’ve had lower back issues so I need to be careful. I live alone. Even if my wife was still alive she would not have been able to help much. Also Children live far. I see that many of you have these 60-100 pound behemoths and I wonder how do you manage. If I buy from my dealer he’ll load it in my SUV. However when I get home it will be difficult to get it out and onto the garage floor where I can place it on my handcart. Then when I get it next to my rack I need to maneuver it out of the box and up onto the rack. I guess I would need to see if my dealer would deliver it and place it on the rack. Probably for a fee. So that may work. But then if I need to paint, move furniture, resell the unit whatever I would need help. I think I can handle up to 40lbs. So how do you handle these amps? Is it a concern for you? I’m spoiled by my Benchmark 12 lb AHB2. It’s also the reason I’ve been investigating Class D amps.