30 lbs. is heavy to me, tho’ I can still handle it in my 70’s. Especially up 3 flights of stairs, with no elevator. I just traded 24 lb. powered speakers to a smaller model of 17 lbs. I’d like everything to be under 20 lbs., except for the arranger, which I can deal with OK. I guess lighter means trade-offs in sound quality to some extent. But, sometimes compromises must be struck.