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Post by vneal on Nov 23, 2016 9:03:46 GMT -5
I have thick glass shelves...totally open. Front, back and sides. No problem with any condensed heat situations. My Outlaw 7700 sits on a bottom shelf with at least four inches of space betweeen it and the glass shelf above which supports my Outlaw 990. My tubes are on top shelves with plenty of room to breath. With tubes and hot air rising I too would put a tube amp on top |
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Post by bluemeanies on Nov 23, 2016 9:34:23 GMT -5
I have thick glass shelves...totally open. Front, back and sides. No problem with any condensed heat situations. My Outlaw 7700 sits on a bottom shelf with at least four inches of space betweeen it and the glass shelf above which supports my Outlaw 990. My tubes are on top shelves with plenty of room to breath. With tubes and hot air rising I too would put a tube amp on top They are V ...I forgot to mention that important fact. |
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Post by Gary Cook on Nov 23, 2016 15:04:44 GMT -5
Personally I would locate tube power amps on the bottom shelf/shelves, the same as solid state power amps. Firstly it avoids having speaker cables dangling down the rear of the other components. Speaker cables are the most prone to induced noise and even neatly arranged they still are in proximaty to other noise producing components. Secondly the heat from the power amps creates a convection current that passes up the outside of the other components which draws heat out from them as it passes by the exterior of each shelf. The shelves themselves prevent direct, radiated heat from moving upwards within the rack, especially glass shelves. Of course the best location for monoblock power amps is next to the respective speaker they power, keeping the speaker cables as short as possible.
Cheers
Gary
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Post by smokinhaze on Dec 24, 2016 0:49:58 GMT -5
I have a 2 post network rack mounted to a dolly in my mud room that I use for my av gear. The emotiva sits about 4 inches from the bottom and about 4 inches under my receiver. The rest of the rack consists of a network switch, streamer box, PS4 and a host of other gear. The receiver generates the most heat by far as I have cooling fans on top of it, despite it being in an open rack. No fans used whatsoever with the xpa gen3.
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Post by vcautokid on Dec 24, 2016 7:34:16 GMT -5
Promotion of sucking the hot air out the top is a great idea. I had a rack or 2 where I evacuated the hot air out the top rear. Convection augmented. Yes hot air rises, and pulling it out in the natural flow of convection does work well. There are a number of smart cooling devices today, vs. what I had used, so I know a good solution is out there. I see here there are some good recommendations.
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