Amplifier Weight. A Factor?


With majority of the good high-end amplifiers exceeding 100lb, it is actually painful to move them. So, here are questions to all.
Is amplifier’s weight a factor in your amplifier selection?
If you own heavy weight amps (i.e. Krell FPB600/180lb, Levinson 33/365 lb), how do you handle them without scratch?

Ldk
ldk
Everything else being equal (and in reality it never is) the reason that large amps are very heavy is they have very heavy transformers which you really need to get high quality power and things like subterranian bass.

Unless of course your amps have superb, richly toned and articulated bass, reveal hand built quality, output 135 watts into 4 ohms, have *no* transformer, and weigh in at a paltry 35 pounds each. I suppose this is the vanishing equality part of reality you were getting at. :-)

Cheers,
Tim
My Bel Canto Monos weigh 13 pounds each, put out 500 watts, and definitely have the bass extension and impact....new technologies will someday make the monster amps antiques...
LOL! I have both 33's and 33H. The 33H are easier to move however the 33's have casters built into the bases which makes rolling them a breeze.

After 35+ years involved in this hobby/sickness/addiction, I have found that I am most musically satisfied with "big iron" amps. YMMV!

Best,

Paul :-)