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Amplifier Cooling Suggestions?

My integrated amp sits on the middle shelf of my rack. It has reasonable clearance and gets adequate air flow. I'm not concerned about the amp overheating at my typical listening volumes. That being said, cool is always better. Do any of you guys supplement your amps' factory cooling solutions with additional cooling? If so, what? If I used supplemental cooling it would have to be quiet, non-invasive (no case modifications) and cheap. I was thinking about getting some high quality computer fans and velcro-ing them to the slots above the fins to draw more air out of the case (aesthetics be damned), but they use molex power connectors and I'm not sure it would be all that effective anyway. What do you guys think?
danoroo
zd542
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"01-23-15: Swampwalker
Zd- I just tried your suggestion but it didn't work for me. My liquid cables got too cold and froze up ;-) "

You bought fake cables. The only cables that I can think of that have liquid in them are from PAD and the liquid ceramic from Cerious. They both freeze at a much lower temp than water.
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swampwalker
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Zd-the ;-) is a "wink" emoticon, meant to indicate that it was said tongue-in-cheek. Sorry for the confusion.
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geoffkait
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Outboard fans like O2Cool with cup of ice cubes placed directly in line of fire.
phd
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I think you have taken reasonable precautions to keep your integrated cool. Even at higher volumes it still should be adequate unless you are driving low impedance loads. I have not had the concern lately about overheating since I've been using Class D switching amps which run very cool even under demand.
zd542
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"01-23-15: Swampwalker
Zd-the ;-) is a "wink" emoticon, meant to indicate that it was said tongue-in-cheek. Sorry for the confusion. "

So you were kidding? You really didn't freeze your cables because you put your amp in a refrigerator? lol. I bet someone will try it this weekend and report back Monday on how great their system sounds.
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