What do you like about your integrated amp?

For all of you movers. While I have not moved my amp recently. I am confronted with heavy or unweilding objects from time to time. I’m 73 as I said earlier. 

Please note. I am not talking down to anyone. I literally had to do this a few years ago when confronted with a heavy object. Think. I told myself, "stop, I am not going to screw up my back... and I am going to get this done. I sat down and looked at the problem. Looked at it in three dimensions. I had to get a heavy TV out of the box. I figure out how to roll the box. Then remove it... laying up against the bed. Then put a few books under it on each side, until I could easily tilt it onto the bed, then brought it down after the feet were on, then used books to slowly ratchet up the tv onto the stand, 

I also have furniture sliders for heavy stuff They are great they have carpet covers for wood floors... and are vinyl for carpeted floors. They come with a fulcrum to lift furniture with your foot to slide them under. 

It may take a little time, but it can be done. The important thing for me was to sit down, and deliberately and consciously think through the problem. There is always a solution if you want to move it yourself. 

There are some great integrated amps out there. The best sounding integrated amp under $50K, that also happens to be super light (as per the original request by "wharfy"), is the Mola Mola Kula. I am extremely fond of my Kula, for a number of reasons. It's very transparent, has proper tonality, and great sound-staging. One of the things that makes this a standout integrated is the option of a built-in DAC and a built-in phono stage. The optional built-in DAC is the amazing Tambaqui, which in and of itself makes this integrated a true high end bargain. The optional built-in phono stage is the Lupe circuit which is a killer and super quiet phono stage. I don't know of an integrated amp that can touch it in this price range.    

I have very limited space and my Luxman 509-Z integrated takes up less shelf space than separates. I like the sound and aesthetics of the Luxman and it’s way more neutral sounding than the older McIntosh that it replaced. I dislike redundancy and the 509-Z doesn’t have an internal DAC as I already have a decent standalone DAC. It’s a class A/B amplifier although I could never find any documentation as to what volume it switches from class A to B. Lastly, the 509-Z added a volume indicator display which its predecessor lacked. It’s 63 pounds and I can’t move it by myself.

@mksun 

"It’s a class A/B amplifier although I could never find any documentation as to what volume it switches from class A to B."

Who cares as long as it sounds good. According to Luxman's literature it's basically a traditional push pull circuit with their ODNF Only Distortion Negative Feedback. I would assume it uses the lowest amount of quiescent current in favor of lower distortion, higher efficiency, cooler operation and reliability much like McIntosh does.

@ghdprentice -"Looked at it in three dimensions."

Spoken like an ARC owner who appreciates a wide, three-dimensional soundstage, "holographic" imaging. But seriously, your solution is likely one that the great builders of antiquity used to move heavy loads.

David