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450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier

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The Boulder 3050 monobloc weighs 450 pounds, 1500 wpc.

A pair of monoblocs weighing right at a half-ton...amazing.

The Pass Labs XS 300 monobloc weighs 300 pounds, 300 wpc.

With all of the advances in amplifier design, does an amp really have to be that big to get the results they're after?

The 1500 wpc D-Sonic monobloc weigh 12 pounds...I love it!
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jmcgrogan2
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Break it down like Sam Tellig used to: $$$/watt or $$$/pound. LOL!

My amp weighs 85 pounds and puts out 100 wpc. I am considering buying one that weighs 105 pounds and puts out 30 wpc.
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03-12-13: Charles1dad
105 lb 30 watt amplifier? I like that ratio, this amp probably sounds very good. What is this amp you're considering?

VAC Renaissance 30/30. I'm very tempted to try a 300B tube amp, but those 10 wpc amps scare me. My speakers are a steady 8 ohm load, 91 dB sensitivity. I know the 30 wpc may be pushing it, but some say that the VAC's 30 watts plays much louder.
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jmcgrogan2
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I hear ya Swampwalker, probably a lot like my BAT VK-75SE was. The weight is all in the transformers. I have to admit, as I get older the weight is a turn off. I'm struggling enough moving around my current 85 pound amp.

I don't think I would ship to VAC for repairs anyway. I'm lucky to have a very good local guys in Bob and Gary Backert of RHB Sound Dezign.
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