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Has your gear ever hurt you???

It seems that every piece of equipment I buy now a days weighs a ton! My speakers are 200lbs each and my monoblocks are 150lbs each!!! Each time I try to move them I swear I feel a hernia coming on. I am also always afraid I am going to drop something. And in true audiophile fashion, I imagine how I would contort my body to protect my beloved gear if the unthinkable was to happen. Fortunately for me, I have never had to sacrifice my body for my gear but I know the day is coming (too many late night re-arrangments). Actually, I gave myself a deep gash on my leg as I was walking over my amps the other day. Even though the Pass Labs amps look great, those heat sinks can be absolutely deadly!! Why do the things we love so much also hurt us so????

So, I am wondering if anyone else has been hurt by their gear in one way or another.
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stevecham
3,298 posts
 
Cut my leg on the heatsinks of a Krell amp while wrestling it into place.
jonnytanner
10 posts
 
dropped a power amp corner first on my big toe, no shoe or sock,.... i was drunk at the time, so i just went to bed whimpering, only to find out it broke, and became horribly infected..
goatwuss
875 posts
 
An audio friend of mine was telling me that he knew someone who dropped ultra-heavy Kharmy Exquisitite, and the SPIKE went right through his FOOT. Ouch
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
I knew a guy who was messing with a tube amp and I think he had something in his mouth causeing a bit of druel, well the bead a slober hit the tube amp and followed the trail back to his mouth and knocked him on his ass probably dangerously close to killing him, funny story to hear him tell it.
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