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Amplifiers weight

What does amplifiers weight has to do with performance?
im trying to decide between this 3 amps
parasound JC5 73 pounds, Anthem STR 60 pounds Michi S5 by Rotel 132 pounds 
I can get them around the same price 
my speakers is modified klipsch KLF 30
preamp is Michi P5 and a pair of SVS SB16 ultra Sony Hap Z1 and Cambridge Azur 851N
i really like the looks of STR amp 
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hilde45's avatar
hilde45
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While your question was poked fun at by some, this exact question came up for a friend and I yesterday. Why? Because weight is touted as a "pro" for some amps and we didn't know why. Your question elicited some good reasons.
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imhififan
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https://www.passlabs.com/press/power-supplies-commentary-consumers
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geoffkait
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I reckon you guys ain’t heard of the ultra-low mass amp craze that’s sweeping the nation. I use an ultra-low mass portable CD player with headphones. Total mass less than two pounds. No big honking transformer, or big honking capacitors, monster power supply, no big old power cord, no fuses, no interconnects or big honking speaker cables. Or their attendant noise and distortion. No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks. 🤨
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millercarbon
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While your question was poked fun at by some, this exact question came up for a friend and I yesterday. Why? Because weight is touted as a "pro" for some amps and we didn’t know why.

Its called: marketing. 
See: Mark Levinson.
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tomstruck
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I just paid $142.85 a pound
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