Handling Heavy Amps

There is not an item of HiFi worthwhile having, if it comes with a risk to health, especially if a underlying health condition is known off. 

Speak to a medical professional about your concerns and options on weights you are able to  consider to get equivalent function from alternate devices. 

The answer will be very clear, select what is best for your looking after ones Skeletal Joints.

I myself with knee conditions have been very satisfied with my discoveries of lightweight alternative materials which are now being used in my Audio System. 

Have a Look at Mr Nixie Tube Amplifiers and don't go thinking they are Toy's.

Beautiful High Efficiency OB Speakers very very easy to manage as an alternative type Speaker.

Mr Nixie - STC - ll Power Amp, unbelievable Amp for the volume, do not be fooled by its size, there are much more valuable and highly rated Amp's that this one has Superseded in others systems. It has also been used as a Active Amp in Speaker designs.

CDP, Streamers and DAC's are to be found almost Hand Size and weighing in under 1Kg.

A TT can be found as very lightweight structure using the modern materials selected to control transfer of energy.

I myself have reduced from 9 Stone (58Kg) Plinth on a TT, to a Plinth produced from a more commonly seen material for such purposes that weighs less than 1 Stone (6Kg)

A Support Structure can be a Light Weight Wall Mounted Shelve produced for the purpose to support Audio Equipment.

These are the types of things needing to be considered if wanting Music in the home to a certain level of replay as the years and best of health are behind us, I am slowly making change and acclimatising to the notion, my wonderful long term owned commission built devices will be somebody else's pleasure, 'maybe' ?

From my own end, I loan equipment regularly, I attend social events where it is expected that a range of equipment will be available to be used as part of the days musical encounters.

I also demonstrate my whole system as part of social activity at Public Attended Events.

I gave up on the Lone HiFi Enthusiast person many years past, my HiFI experience today is all about nurturing friendships and growing on the base of those already met with a like minded interest.

When I get the chance to do Photography it is nearly always carried out as a Social experience, very rarely is a loan field trip participated in.

Life is too short, and there is a lot less good experience to had in front of me than there is behind me.

On that note, I’m now heading out to a Party.

When the Amphitheatres were being built, the designs were all about the projection of sound ands how it was Auditorius for those in the seating provided.

Auditorius become in modern terminology a Auditorium is a word with a few hundred years origin, which is a bit of a Hybrid term covering both Amphitheatre and Auditorium.

Audio as a word is much more modern, relating to electronics involved in producing sound.

It looks like sound has a very long history of being produced for an assembly of individuals to receive, maybe I am a traditionalist in my approach, and lucky to know quite a few like minded traditionalists.  

As a result of being a very social individual in relation to my audio hobby. I have different ways that I fulfill a social activity. One being I am occasionally a exhibitor and more regular an attendee at Enthusiast orientated Audio Meet Ups / Events.

One such Event is a weekend affair and the intention is to extend the experience to others, hence it is attended by the Public, usually approx' 500 Paying Visitors come through the door.

Using a event as the above and recollecting the visitors met or witnessed in a exhibition room.

There is plenty of evidence that both Male and Female do like to be visitors, Females/Males as a Partner or Females witnessed as a Group.

There is also plenty of evidence to show that the age range of attendees is quite diverse as well, from Teens and ascending in age to where being of a good old age is quite obvious. My friend from a local HiFi Group and with a history of regularly attending the above event, has thrown in the Towel on the Long Days out last year at the age of 85, to assist with his home audio system management, he went over to active speakers Two Years ago and absolutely loves the idea, as it has made a change where usable space is improved on in the downsized home.

There is plenty of evidence to show that individuals with an interest in HiFi have a variety of health issues or disability that can be seen to be an impediment to there managing a Audio System.

"Where there is a will, There is a way"

There is plenty of devices to be found that assists an individual partake in a interest, with additional assistance more of what would be viewed as impractical can be achieved as well.

At the Public attended event, there is a side exhibition, which is the System in a suitcase, which is where regular exhibitors/attendees bring a system that is packed into a suitcase.

The intention is the system owners have been building a second system over the years, which is one that they are familiar with and best if used as a second system and have noticeable attractions to their main systems.

The idea is to show new to audio types, that a system can be produced that will fit into a suitcase and be quite attractive in comparison to the usually difficult to grasp main systems that can be seen in use.

A place such as this event is a great place to carry out the demonstrations as so much is to be experienced under one roof. 

The system in a suitcase are always very popular stop off's, and are a constant queue of individuals wanting to make inquiries about ease of acquiring and costs associated, their faces are a picture, when learnt much is a used purchase and will not be much more than £500 inclusive of suitcase 😁.

If only, the so called experienced types who purport themselves as having a superior status, through their having thrown away substantial monies and time into their audio hobby, could be as thrilled about meeting with others and showing a lesser system, as the newbie individual expresses their thrill, when taking their first steps into audio.

Is this newbie individual, not where all of us time served types have evolved from.