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recommendations for amplifiers that don't emit tons of heat

I tried a Krell ksa 150 and while I liked the sound, it was like having a space heater in the room. I now have an Audio research vt100. It sounds fantastic, but it makes the room hot as well. Not as bad as the Krell, but it's still a drag in the summer.

I'm guessing I should just suck it up, but I'm curious what cooler running options there are that sound as good (or better)... suggestions?
tripg
erik_squires
16,258 posts
 
There are a lot of good Class D designs out now. You may pick up some ideas in this thread:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/class-d-is-just-dandy?highlight=dandy
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
tripg,

Class d is a cool running option,if you don't like the sound and some people don't then find a Solid state class a/b amp that you like.

Probably wouldn't want a tube amp for the heat issues that they can have also.

It would help us maybe give you a list a candidates if we knew,

Your budget
The rest of your system,primarily your speakers.
Room size
Sound levels
Types of music that you listen too.

Kenny.
kedoades
251 posts
 
  I use a digital amp company cherry plus amp.  Very clean and powerful and runs cool.  I pair it with a tube preamp and it sound very nice
cmach
196 posts
 
I owned as McCormack DNA 500 for a while and it never got
hot. One of the cooler running amp's I've owned.


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