What do you like about your integrated amp?

I agree that aging has taken it's toll on my abilities as well. I am now 65 and have recently had partial knee replacement (torn meniscus from moving a clothes washing machine) and just had ankle surgery to clean out bone spurs and tendon & ligament repairs. My speakers weigh 105 pounds each, and I used to have a Krell amp that was good for 100 pounds. Your ARC amp isn't really bad at 47 lbs., but the bulky shape hampers it's access. Do you have it on a separate Amp Stand? That might help. Also you might try setting on those moving sliders to ease it out. Regardless, I am considering similar integrated options for my next home. One thing your question didn't address is how much power you need for your system. Also, what budget $s are you at? One tubed integrated I've been considering is Quicksilver Audio; it's 33 lb. but no balanced inputs and only 25WPC output. It's priced at $2495 w/o the phono card and made in the USA. Another option you might consider would be to move to mono amps. Then you have the power split into two chassis.

I’m not in this place, yet, but a friend who’s had great stuff all his life (think: boutique, small watt Dennis Had amps and the like) recently moved to his "integrated, end-game solution," Leben.

I’d not seen Leben mentioned so I thought I’d put that brand into the mix.

100 wpc, 51 lbs.

CS-1000P Stereo Power Amplifier
KT120 x 4
6922/6DJ8(ECC88) x 2
6CG7/6FQ7 x 2
100W x 2 

The obvious choices for excellent lighter-weight Class A or A/B integrateds are  T+A, Ayre, and perhaps Hegel.  T+A and Ayre in particular have designed proprietary, sonically outstanding, power supplies that approach the weight of Class D.  If you’re an AR tube guy, though, you may not be happy with even the most modern solid-state designs.  Being an old Quad ESL fan myself, I understand that.

Still, despite my lifelong love of Class A tube gear, the $20K T+A R 2500 R integrated/receiver remains the finest solild-state component I’ve owned.  And I understand that lower-end models follow the 80/20 rule. 

I simply can’t deal with an 80-pound box any more, and after living the the R 2500 R for a year, I haven’t looked back.

@wharfy ""What are you going to do when you get older, and can’t move the amp?"

For a main system, I replaced my heavier and less manageable 87lb solid state stereo amplifier with two separate 40lb tube mono amplifiers. Cuts the weight and size closer to half.   Also have 40% more transformer iron with weight split across two chassis. Easier to lift, manage, move.  Less risk of droppage or damage. 

Your thread here reminded me why I don’t want to go back to a big and heavy consolidated integrated amplifier for now. Still tempting though, decisions decisions. 

I like my Enleum Amp 23R

It is small and light, while hitting the sweet spot for me

between SS consistency and the tube sound I enjoy.