remove tubes before moving cross town?

Depends.  If it was going in my car, and it would, no. :)

If you were going to have to give them to others to drive along with everything else, I would consider it.

Tubes are sturdier than you'd think though, they were flying in airplane radios long before the transistors came along. :)

Best,

Erik

Tubes are sturdier than you'd think though, they were flying in airplane radios long before the transistors came along. :)

Cars and trucks too.

If in your car then no need to remove them, they will be fine.

Don’t think you have to remove them. I’ve driven to and from the dealer (4 hrs one way) with a pair of mono blocks in the car. Tubes in place.  No boxes BUT I did have each amp in the huge, lower half custom-fit styrofoam block they shipped in. Dealer was okay with doing it that way.