I definitely factor weight into my purchase decisions now. One of the main reasons is the greatly increased cost of shipping when you have to return things for service. I've had reliability issues with many, many brands of equipment and I tend to assume return trips to the mother ship are always in the future. At age 69 I can sure tell I'm not as strong as I once was even though I work out. The day will eventually come when heavy pieces of equipment become a near impossibility to deal with.
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?