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I've been selling heavier gear for lighter gear

I've been thinking about this again. Yesterday I wrapped my freshly sold 55lb ss amp in a buncha bubble wrap, double boxed w/styro sides, then took to mail store (rolled in on a dolly). Later in the day I returned to pick up my 2nd Carver Black Magic tube amp, which weighs all of about 20lbs. If I hadn't bought them was gonna buy van Alstine monos, which are also small & light. 

Earlier this year sold 110lb speakers and bought kef blade 2 (80 lbs & easy to maneuver). 

I've been moving the platform stands around a bit for mono placements, and having lightweight amps is soooo relaxing. How about here, how bout there, np. 

Anyhoots, who else factors in the tonnage of the gear they buy? Any other 'lightweight' fans like me? 

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I'm 65 now but still in good shape. Still my 110 lb ayon amp is too heavy/awkward for me to move by myself.  it is for sale.  My decware is about 45 lbs.  I'm having a new amp built. It will weigh about 120 lbs so we spit it into 2 chassis.  I still like big transformers and chokes so it is hard to design those to be light.

On speakers, if you stick with box shaped speakers, it is pretty easy to move them around without actually picking them up.  One of my hobbies is machining and I moved a 2500 lb lathe and 2000 lb mill into my garage by myself.  Like an Egyptian.  Let physics be your friend.  But that is hard to do on a tube amp.

Jerry

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