Some custom made class A high end amps are water cooled with very low heat factor. For tube amps I never see it. One of the purposes of glass popping out tubes is heat Exhausting so heating is actually in tubes nature.
Are there any tube amps that don't give off any---
HEAT!!
I have a very small dedicated listening room, and so I was wondering IF there are any tube amps..I guess hybrid or all tube ( although more all tube)- that simply give off NO heat or very very little heat after full warm up. Since the climate seems to be getting hotter, it would be nice to have the benefits of a tube amp with no heat whatsoever. ( is this even possible?).
Running AC isn't my preferred way of listening in a small room, so this question is now on my mind. I do not want to consider Class D solid state amps...as I know they are an option from a heat perspective...but just tubes.
I have a very small dedicated listening room, and so I was wondering IF there are any tube amps..I guess hybrid or all tube ( although more all tube)- that simply give off NO heat or very very little heat after full warm up. Since the climate seems to be getting hotter, it would be nice to have the benefits of a tube amp with no heat whatsoever. ( is this even possible?).
Running AC isn't my preferred way of listening in a small room, so this question is now on my mind. I do not want to consider Class D solid state amps...as I know they are an option from a heat perspective...but just tubes.
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Yes- As others have mentioned - Carver Crimson 275 - https://www.bobcarvercorp.com/copy-of-crimson-raven |
@austinstereo. That is interesting. I am not concerned about the issue of injury, as I never let folk get near the tubes. Your client has a point though if he had little children or pets that could get injured! The issue I brought up in my OP, has to do with the fact that the room size is also crucial. The smaller the room, the bigger the problem. Some folks probably don't comprehend why this would be a problem, as they enjoy a large enough listening room that a warm/hot amp ( heat wise) won't ever be an issue. |
You could consider a class D amp with a tube input buffer. The Purifi modules add very little of their own sound signature, but require a front-end driver board to provide some gain and impedance matching. There are a couple of companies that make amps using these modules (which are very efficient) that use a triode-based front end. https://vtvamplifier.com/product/vtv-amplifier-stereo-purifi-audio-1et400a-amplifier-with-vtv-vacuum... ATM makes an Korg NuTube based input buffer. I assume they make a complete amp that uses this buffer, but I don't know the model. The ATM buffer seems a bit pricey for what it is, but it might sound good. https://atm-audio.com/product/buffer-korg-nutube-for-hypex-nc500-and-purifi-audio-1et400-v2/ I haven't heard either of these, but have heard an amp using the Purifi module and it is very clean and detailed. |
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