A pleading request to manufacturers of amplifiers and preamplifiers.


 At this time I would like to make a pleading request to manufacturers of audio electronics.  Please in the name of all that is holy stop putting sharp heatsinks on the outside of your devices. In the decades that I have been involved in this hobby the collected skin that has been carved from my toes, ankles, fingers, hands, wrists, forearms, etc. is equal to the combined weight of a professional football team. The blood I have lost could have saved the lives of 100 hemophiliacs. I have come to fear my own devices as if they were the vampires or werewolves of legends. Can you not round the edges, put covers over them or locate them inside the case? Freddie Krueger has not inflicted as much carnage as the combined horror of all this equipment. The combination of 50 lbs. of transformer weight and 6 square feet of rabid heatsink is a guarantee of laceration when moving any of these monsters. So if anyone out there can hear me I am begging, pleading, will pay for, changes to this abominable practice of covering your products with ravening metal blades lusting after our flesh.Thank you.
shashanka
@shashanka Look at the bright side. Those heat sinks are also theft deterrents from burglars. Also serve to discourage curious house animals. Additionally, they are a Darwinian selection mechanism for your children, at least those who are smart enough to avoid your equipment and survive. Fortunately (or unfortunately, as the case may be) wives and girlfriends are smart enough not to touch your gear with those heat sinks, or attempt to move it around. But here are some suggestions for you: go to Home Depot and get a pair of work gloves. Then go to Dick’s Sporting goods and get a pair of catchers or soccer shin guards. If you think it necessary you can also get a catchers chest protector. Just don’t let your significant other see you dressed like this when moving your gear. You may avoid an ER visit. But you may be asked to attend a therapy appointment.
Trophy for the best First World problem. I'd be embarrassed if I was this slow of a learner.
So nobody is going to talk about disc herniations? Lifting 60+ lbs at floor level and trying to fit it onto a rack is just awful. Maybe the weight is to deter the customer from returning it.