Did you ever end up owning speakers so heavy and large that you cannot possibly move them?

That’s a great cleaning lady

 

She is, our TV’s are wall mounted, she pushes the TV’s forward to their prop point and vacuums behind them, then wipes the wall.

 

On paper, at 145lbs ea my speakers would seemingly be hard to move, but I leave them in the caster mode (they are switchable between casters and spikes), so they are very easy to move around. Now, picking them up and carrying them would be a different issue!

 

I was considering Wilson SabrinaX as the final (hopefully) speaker for my basement room. When I saw their weight, they were immediately removed from consideration. Moving them down the stairs would've killed me, even with my grandson's assist.

The max weight I've owned was 70 pounds, and that was when I was much younger.

 

Eh, just about anything can be moved. It may require equipment, possibly the help of one or two other people, but it can be moved.

Also, if I could afford those Tannoys, I could afford paying somebody to move them for me…

 

No, thankfully...

 

No, uh, not yet...

 

I've owned lots of floorstanding speakers, but several years ago when I sold my Thiel 3.7s, after all the rigamarole of getting them in to the boxes, packing and lifting them around all that went through my mind is "That's it, I'm not buying speakers this big and heavy again."

And I still haven't

 

You forgot... possibly with a lot of patience and/or a lot of cussin'.

 

From what I can figure, by reading many posts in here and in other speakers forums, most wives have not.

 

Sorry for you then.

 

Why me ???

 

And that was about $25k?

The towers in the background are some substantial cabinets also. Maybe together about the same weight as the JBL!

 

Because your wife picks your speakers for you. Unless I mistook your meaning.

 

I would never own a speaker which do not punch above their weight

 

Geez. I hope my speakers don't start to commit battery. I have enough trouble with my wife.

 

If I was a billionaire I'd have me one of those Paragon's and a '62 Caddy Eldorado

 

I think I have that same set. Except that I got them at a flea-market about 10 years ago for around $20. But I can't lift them now.

A couple others that I can't lift now, but could when I bought them; Yammy NS-1000M's, Tandy Optimus 7's and some Maggie MG-1's.

 

The Cornwall is a 14,560 cu in speaker. To contrast, I own a speaker that is a mere 30" x 18" x 16" (8640 cu in), yet weighs in at 110 lbs. (Yamaha NS-2000's). The weight belies their size, you'd never suspect it looking at them.

Three years ago this month when I purchased them, I was able to huck them around without too much consideration, but suddenly three short years later pushing 59 years old they seem a lot heavier. I can still lift / move them - I just have to be ready!

 

The 828 series bass cabinet on the A7's measures 30"x42"x24", which works out to 30,240 cubic inches and weighs 140-lbs.

The cabinet is made of plywood and would be considerably heavier if it was manufactured with MDF.

 

I got them in my house (second floor even!) - but I did have to take out the horn and the back panel to reduce the weight first...

 

You did mistake it. My wife could not care less about what I bring in the house. As long as it is not a snake.

 

The A7-500-W models weigh about 180-lbs each, due to their Walnut covered cabinets. The sides are a veneer, while the tops appear to be a walnut plank. The dimensions are slightly larger due to them being on a base, raised off of the floor and the base and top extending out a bit.

This is how they appear with the grills off.



You can see that the cabinets are inverted as compared to the commercial versions and the full 511-B horns are now on the inside of the cabinet. These flagship home VOTT models have Alnico magnets and the older style green paint on the horns and drivers.

 

My Maggie 3.6s aren't that heavy but the nature of the design makes lifting them a challenge for my 64 year-old bones.