"Can You Lift Yours?"

...anyway.....

@tony1954 ....😏....now, imagine these Yorkies dragging a heavyweight audio system with them....

"...had my entire Mac collection on a rubber raft when a freak wave hit, all went to the bottom, 20K leagues....dove down to rescue, my head exploded comin' back up....dam' fish ate my brain...

(...and nobody noticed any changes....) ...True, that...."

*commercial tyme*

Something not to be ignored....

....since once obtained, you can't delete it.....😬

@mapman ...and, once lifted, needs to find a place to land....and quickly.... ;)

LOOK!

A pillow....just as the Pain spikes....toss driver....

...and it bounces on pillow...onto the floor....

"I want to die, now...."

(They came, took him away, with the ragged cone on his head....)

@mahgister Those look menacingly heavy just sitting there!!

This has been interesting, more responses than I anticipated.

NOW, let’s reassess.

i.e. Camera World, Sony 1" Sensor Line: rx100’s; RX1’s; especially RX10m4

Many, Many Old Dogs, Aging Baby Boomers grew tired of lugging DSLR’s, and a Kit of Lenses, and found the IQ of these 1" sensors good enough to leave/sell the heavy stuff home most if not all of the time.

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/sony-rx100-buying-guide-which-high-end-compact-camera-is-right-for-you

https://www.sony.com/za/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx1rm2

https://www.sony.com/za/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx10m4

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Regarding these Monster Amps: how many think they engaged in Overkill? Changed to smaller speakers, now they are overkill? IOW, could smaller lighter amps/speakers satisfy you old dogs these days?

Bigger amps need bigger power protection so those could be reduced also?

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Me: "I ain’t Changing Nothin’. ******

I will NEVER get rid of my big speakers (over 100lbs) in my main system, they are on 3 dual wheel casters for altering toe-in, moving out of the way a bit or a lot. Get a friend to help lay them on their face for annual back removal to check/tighten woofer, and check the horns (never loose, but gotta check em.

Amp, Preamp, SACD, Furman, SUT all manageable.

3 Arm TT is big and darn heavy, need a friend to move it.

R2R is now over the limit rarely moved, these days I’ll ask for help.

Office System; Garage Shop System, all manageable, except the Yamaha Receiver is large and heavy and in awkward/dangerous high position, so help with it would be wise. I just liked it’s design and specs, didn’t think about it’s weight. AR-2ax speakers just manageable, the wifey can help me with them.

************************ "I ain’t SIGNING nothin!"...........................

Saw Ray Davies in a small club on his own. My memory of his story: "The Kinks, playing stadiums, couldn’t hear their own music, and for fun they started loudly shouting curse words to each other, especially Dave Davies".

Waiting to go on the Ed Sullivan show, Ray negotiating with the portly head of NYC musicians union was signing .. whatever they made all musicians sign before performing,

Then someone goes to the lounge, tells Dave to sign here. Dave says something like " Fuucck Off, I ain’t Signing Nothin".

They were banned and did not play in USA for (I thought he said 10 years)

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This story says 4 years, I found, but did not read it, I prefer Ray's version.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-kinks-ray-davies-banned-from-usa-america/

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