What Possessed Me to Do This?


We are working on "de-cluttering" our home to list it for sale in April, need to have my "man cave" painted first.  To prepare for the painters' arrival, am boxing up my audio system, moving the components to a "climate controlled" storage unit.  I got the lighter stuff boxed up without assistance.  My son helped me place my 110# power amp on the carpeted floor, flip it over to bolt it to the plywood for the base of the inner carton, eventually getting it boxed and double-boxed, taped up and ready to go.  One of my son's friends is coming over for dinner, to help box up a pair of 122# speakers and a pair of 133# sub woofers.

What possessed me to get equipment that weighs so much?
ejr1953
Do not worry if it sounds good thats whats important.My Audia flight Stremento #8 amp  is 205 pounds but sounds great.
Like myself, I assume you are 60+ years of age. I just sold my Snell TypeA V5 speaker system, not because it didn't sound good but because the idea of moving it again was daunting. After boxing it up, I felt like a went a few rounds with Hulk Hogan. Everything has to be more physically manageable at this point. 
Joe
ejr1953:   I cant think of a few good reasons why you bought such heavy equipment:

1. (And most importantly) . . we are guys, and guys like over-sized and heavy stuff.  Why buy a zippy car with a 2.0 liter engine and fuel injection that putts around when we can get a screaming/snarling car with 427 ci and a 4 barrel carb?   Why use a shovel and wheelbarrow to dig a hole when we can rent/buy a Bobcat or a backhoe?  Cause we’re men!  And we can!

2.  If the stuff is heavy for you to lift/move at your leisure, it’s not hard to imagine that it might be too heavy for burglars to want to lift and carry while they are wanting to get in and out as fast as possible.  Better than insurance!

3.  Then there is the aforementioned quality of construction and sound implied by something that can give you a hernia when moving it.  That has to count for something!

PS.  When I recently purchased a Parasound A21 amp from a fellow, it was just he and I — a couple of old guys — struggling to move this thing in its box up the stairs from his basement.  It wasn’t just the weight, but it was hard to get a grip on this box and lift while trying to protect our backs.  We slid the thing up a step at a time.  I asked him why he was selling it — he said he wanted to get something smaller.  Smart guy!
@ejr1953 ....*G*  I'm on the 'wrong side of the tracks' from the Biltmore House....*L*  Long story....
'Bout time the daughter gets to put y'all up and 'put up' with you. *L*
Empty the fridge....(put it into coolers)  and go  "But, we were hungry!  Such a long drive, all that energy....what's on TV?  Anything to drink 'round here?..."
She might recognize something about that....;) *L*

@bob540, I own a Bobcat....;)...with attachments...  Not easy to drive inside a house, but I can put things through windows....

And as for cars.....Small can be not only quick, but nimble...and make just as glorious a noise.

Turn up the volume and enjoy. *S*

https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10022304/lotus-elise-hillclimb-car-uses-v8-formed-from-two-hayabusa-engines/
...been enjoying "Formula One: Drive to Survive" on Netflix....*S*  Been an F1 fan since high school....('69 was The Year to graduate).

Spouse and I used to ride motorcycles back in S.F. in the '80s'; best way to get around, and a snap to park....*G*