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Handling Heavy Amps

There are several amps I’m interested in possibly purchasing but I’m dissuaded because of their weight. I’ve had lower back issues so I need to be careful. I live alone. Even if my wife was still alive she would not have been able to help much. Also Children live far. I see that many of you have these 60-100 pound behemoths and I wonder how do you manage. If I buy from my dealer he’ll load it in my SUV. However when I get home it will be difficult to get it out and onto the garage floor where I can place it on my handcart. Then when I get it next to my rack I need to maneuver it out of the box and up onto the rack. I guess I would need to see if my dealer would deliver it and place it on the rack. Probably for a fee. So that may work. But then if I need to paint, move furniture, resell the unit whatever I would need help. I think I can handle up to 40lbs. So how do you handle these amps? Is it a concern for you?  I’m spoiled by my Benchmark 12 lb AHB2. It’s also the reason I’ve been investigating Class D amps. 

jfrmusic
rediculus
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I feel your pain. I just put my system on new racks! And some of my gear is about 75lbs plus . I’m 60 now and can still do it but another 10 years or so I’ll be SOL. Maybe try and stay on the lighter side of things if you can. That’s what I think I will have to do as time goes on Michael. 

ghdprentice
7,051 posts
 

OP,

👍🎉

 

Just out of interest. Why are folks moving amps and speakers?. Typically I buy an amp or speaker… place it (even heavy speakers are easy to walk for adjustment) and not touch it for ten years or more. What are you guys doing? Moving to dust under them?

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pindac
2,864 posts
 

From my own end, I loan equipment regularly, I attend social events where it is expected that a range of equipment will be available to be used as part of the days musical encounters.

I also demonstrate my whole system as part of social activity at Public Attended Events.

I gave up on the Lone HiFi Enthusiast person many years past, my HiFI experience today is all about nurturing friendships and growing on the base of those already met with a like minded interest.

When I get the chance to do Photography it is nearly always carried out as a Social experience, very rarely is a loan field trip participated in.

Life is too short, and there is a lot less good experience to had in front of me than there is behind me.

On that note, I’m now heading out to a Party.

jfrmusic OP
278 posts
 

@ghdprentice 

Had a good laugh at your comment about moving speakers to dust the floor under them. 

aewarren
658 posts
 

@ghdprentice

My speakers have been known to move around the house at night, so I have to put them back in place the following morning. I hide my car keys under my pillow just in case they want to sneak out and go for a drive.

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