Amplifier Weight. A Factor?


With majority of the good high-end amplifiers exceeding 100lb, it is actually painful to move them. So, here are questions to all.
Is amplifier’s weight a factor in your amplifier selection?
If you own heavy weight amps (i.e. Krell FPB600/180lb, Levinson 33/365 lb), how do you handle them without scratch?

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Showing 1 response by jtgofish

Sbrtoy is right.The monster SS amps will become dinasours if they are not already.Many of them also sound apalling-some are reasonable, so the belief that heavier is better is a flawed generalisation.Most lightweight chipamps and the newer breed of PWM /digital type amps like NuForce sound better,run cooler and are comparatively very light.Not to mention much cheaper.Audio retailers hate them for this of course.
Tube amps are a different matter however,although I have heard some very ordinary sounding monster SETs that are not as good as a much lighter PP types.
Let your ears do your buying,not your eyes or muscles.