In many cases, you are right Diki, but there are a few of us who aren't in a big rush to set up/break down. My biggest concerns were generally where I was to set up and a having a good speaker placement in relation to the listeners. I rarely gigged more than once a day, and if that did happen, I made sure I didn't book myself into a situation that required an insane dash from one gig to the other.

My feeling is that life is meant to be sipped...not gulped!

Of course, having lighter (and more compact) gear is always nice, as long as there is no trade off in sound.

However, I still enjoy reading about the ways some of our busier SZ'ers manage to come up with to reduce set-up/break-down time...some are very clever indeed.

Ian