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Post by maseline98 on Nov 3, 2015 15:59:45 GMT -5
I was reading 3" on sides, but that seems pretty excessive. I've seen several people just stack them one atop another. I'm only curious because I'm thinking about building an in-wall AV rack and I just don't have enough room to do 3" all on sides.
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Post by vneal on Nov 3, 2015 16:25:33 GMT -5
I would say 2" is fine. Air needs to circulate. Personally I think it is best for each component to have its own shelf when possible
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Post by jlafrenz on Nov 3, 2015 16:42:28 GMT -5
If you have reduced space, you may want to look at some of the rack mountable fans to help circulate air.
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Post by maseline98 on Nov 3, 2015 20:12:54 GMT -5
I plan on having a shelf for each component but im just trying to fit as much as many components as possible. The space can only be 24"w × 30"h.
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Post by Gary Cook on Nov 3, 2015 21:52:49 GMT -5
Width is not so important if the front and rear are open as, in general, Emotiva power amplifiers, the items that generate the most heat, are vented top and bottom. With a rack open on 3 sides (not rear) I have tested an XPA-2, XPA-3, XPA-5 and XPA-1L's and spacing greater than 50 mm didn't make any difference to the heatsink temperature.
Cheers
Gary
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Post by novisnick on Nov 3, 2015 21:57:34 GMT -5
Width is not so important if the front and rear are open as, in general, Emotiva power amplifiers, the items that generate the most heat, are vented top and bottom. With a rack open on 3 sides (not rear) I have tested an XPA-2, XPA-3, XPA-5 and XPA-1L's and spacing greater than 50 mm didn't make any difference to the heatsink temperature. Cheers Gary Even the XPA-1Ls Gary, Im having a hard time with that one. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just cause I'm backing up, don't mean I'm scared!!!!,,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,he,,,,,,, |
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Post by Gary Cook on Nov 3, 2015 22:12:10 GMT -5
Width is not so important if the front and rear are open as, in general, Emotiva power amplifiers, the items that generate the most heat, are vented top and bottom. With a rack open on 3 sides (not rear) I have tested an XPA-2, XPA-3, XPA-5 and XPA-1L's and spacing greater than 50 mm didn't make any difference to the heatsink temperature. Even the XPA-1Ls Gary, Im having a hard time with that one. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just cause I'm backing up, don't mean I'm scared!!!!,,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,he,,,,,,, No need to be afraid Nick, I used my trusty pyrometer to measure the heatsink temperature. Started off at 100 mm spacing and kept reducing it until the temperature increased, no change (increase) till I got to 50 mm. For sure the XPA-1L's run a bit hotter than the XPA-2/3/5, but using shelf spacing over 50 mm didn't change that. I have moved the XPA-1L's to be closer to the FR and FL speakers, to facilitate short speaker cables. At the moment they sit side by side with about 50 mm clear space on the outer sides and at the rear. There's 150 mm clear space to the XPA-100 on the glass shelf above, which also has 150 mm to the shelf above it with the centre speaker on it. That height combo puts the centre speaker at ear level. I should post up a photo shouldn't I  Cheers Gary |
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Post by novisnick on Nov 3, 2015 22:20:52 GMT -5
Even the XPA-1Ls Gary, Im having a hard time with that one. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just cause I'm backing up, don't mean I'm scared!!!!,,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,he,,,,,,, No need to be afraid Nick, I used my trusty pyrometer to measure the heatsink temperature. Started off at 100 mm spacing and kept reducing it until the temperature increased, no change (increase) till I got to 50 mm. For sure the XPA-1L's run a bit hotter than the XPA-2/3/5, but using shelf spacing over 50 mm didn't change that. I have moved the XPA-1L's to be closer to the FR and FL speakers, to facilitate short speaker cables. At the moment they sit side by side with about 50 mm clear space on the outer sides and at the rear. There's 150 mm clear space to the XPA-100 on the glass shelf above, which also has 150 mm to the shelf above it with the centre speaker on it. That height combo puts the centre speaker at ear level. I should post up a photo shouldn't I Cheers Gary Yes please post photo(s) we all love audio porn!!  I just have a heat phobia i guess,,,,,,cool is cool!!  |
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Post by maseline98 on Nov 4, 2015 8:28:28 GMT -5
My adcom gfa-5300 is really the only thing that runs hot(or warm). It's powering my emo uac-8.2 ceiling. The xpa5 hasn't ever even been warm(at least that I can remember). My Klipsch are super sensitive so it's probably barely doing anything.
Edit: My xbox 360 runs hot as well.
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