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Post by cobra5wood on Oct 29, 2010 10:55:10 GMT -5
Am expecting delivery of a new XPA-3 today. I'd like to place it on the lower shelf of my TV stand. The shelf is 9" high vs. the 7.75" of the XPA-3. Is this enough "breathing room" for ventilation? Also, the shelf above it will contain my Def Tech CLR2000 center channel. Will there be any potential issues having the amp so close to a speaker like this?
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Post by wbedford on Oct 29, 2010 11:16:52 GMT -5
Am expecting delivery of a new XPA-3 today. I'd like to place it on the lower shelf of my TV stand. The shelf is 9" high vs. the 7.75" of the XPA-3. Is this enough "breathing room" for ventilation? Also, the shelf above it will contain my Def Tech CLR2000 center channel. Will there be any potential issues having the amp so close to a speaker like this? I've seen pics of people putting UPA-2's on top of X-3, and X-5's. So 1.5 inches should adequate. The Def Tech CLR2000 is shielded, so you should be ok. |
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Post by djoel on Oct 29, 2010 11:20:52 GMT -5
As some of these XPA amps tend to run quite cool, ( cool being a relative term here) 1. 25" should be OK. I've seen photos of Emotiva amp kissing the above shelve, and haven't really seen anyone complain about their amps not performing on par. I know when I had my XPA-1's in a open back cabinet they ran warm boarding to uncomfortable with plenty of space above. I was thought they being 500 watts of raw power had something to do with it, in one chaise in the middle of the NYC Summer.
The shouldn't be a concern either, as it's not going to be directly on top of the amp!
Let us know how you like the XPA-3
Djoel
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Post by Vermont99 on Oct 29, 2010 12:23:43 GMT -5
Emotiva got back to me and said, there are no issues with stacking two XPA-1s on top of each other. As long as the back is open and there is at least an inch of space on top, there will be plenty of air to cool them.
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