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 Well, let us know if you do go for the Bryston. I bet that would be a great match & I'd be curious about how it works in your system. Ayre makes discrete power amps, of course. But they're a lot pricier than the integrated (the DAC module is optional).
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@jfrmusic Have you considered buying one of the new Class D amps? People on this site claim they are excellent and you sound like the perfect candidate for the light weight that comes with Class D.
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