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Again the topic of weight of amps

I see this has been covered but not recently.
I have had a few amps in the 100+ pound range.
I liked them enormously but I am in a small space and am tired of dealing with these behemoths when I need to move them around and the real estate they take up. They were all wonderful in their way and I would like to have kept them but for their immobility. But can one find true love after such heavy weights with a feather weight 55 pounder?
Have technological advances in 2019 made such a thing possible? I had a pass 350.8 which I loved but you can't keep a Stonehenge rock in an apartment living room.

roxy1927
213runnin
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Roxy, what you want is the Schiit Vidar x 2. An amp that is 22 lbs and does 400 watts in mono block mode.

Only caveat is it needs to be connected to the pre with XLR cables for mono operation. Class a/b, made in USA, 5 yr warranty. Worth a look.  
helomech
1,672 posts
 
Get a "feather-weight" 55 pounder, it will still sound better than any cheap chip amp, and will have a BOM far more commensurate with the price.
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pehare
835 posts
 
the last SS amp I owned was a Pass X250 - boxing that thing up was tough on my compressed deflated discs....my current (since 2011) Music Reference RM10 MkII weighs 15 pounds and sounds every bit as good and adds tube magic w/the right speakers....rock solid reliability and dead quiet.....I can't believe somebody hasn't bought the unit for sale here now
ebm
9,311 posts
 
I have Audia flight Strumento #4 MK2 power amp it weighs over 200 pounds but sounds wonderful.I had Pass 350.8 before that it was a great amp as well weight only about 127 pounds.Your correct small amps are eiser to move but none i heard sounded as good as the heavy weights.
audition__audio
1,471 posts
 
DNM and Resolution Audio products are very light and are not Class D!
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