Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition?


I suppose this is an odd question but, here goes...

Perhaps unlike other audiophiles, I play with speaker positioning occasionally. I have a pair of Acoustat 1+1s which are very sensitive to room placement. The upside to that sensitivity is I can easily play with the sound stage they present. And as they are easily moved, I do so every few months to enjoy a wider or narrower, more intimate stage. It's rather fun actually.

In a very few years however, my wife and I will be moving into our retirement home. There I will have exclusive use of an appropriate sized room for my audio salon where I can install my pop's B&W Matrix 800's. Weighing in at almost 250lbs each moving them around seems rather daunting to me.

What do people with heavy transducers do to facilitate moving them around?

I know, you're wondering why I'm thinking about this now. It's simple really. Being retired I can start thinking about details like this now so I don't have to then! I'm already working on my rack design, electrical, etc. so when the time comes, I can hit the ground running. 😉 Thanks!

Happy listening.

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Showing 1 response by celtic66

Perhaps @rocray has the best response.  I cannot tell you what to do, but do share 25+ years of radiology, shooting x-rays on patients with spine damage and post surgery, provides revenue stream for everyone:  PT, surgery, radiology, orthopedic, lab, nursing, etc.  

Most spine damage is permanent and not correctable regardless of what the super surgeon tells you.  It usually leads to slow decline and affects other parts of the body as misalignment of one part skews load on others.  It's usually a one-way track. 

Carefully consider your actions.  We in medicine call it job security.  Be well.