classe ca 200 running too hot?

my newly acquired classe ca 200 (dealer demo) seems to run quite hot to the touch. is this normal or should i seek help from the mfgr?

pehare09-08-2000 12:31pm

pehare OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 835 posts 08-25-2015 at 09:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete yes LOL..The overheating of the amp was because of the use of Goertz speaker cables which can be problematic with some amps. Sold the cables & eventually sold the amp, Happy ending.
williewonka Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,075 posts 09-02-2015 at 01:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete High capacitance speaker cables can cause some SS amps to oscilate. This can cause them to heat up or even blow. Look for speaker cables with a capacitance of around 35pf/meter or less. Van den Hul d352 is one such cable as well as NAIM NAC A5 (the lowest I've heard of) and KLE Innovations gZero2 or gZero6 to name but a few. NAIM amps (which I have) can also suffer oscillation - that's how I heard about it Hope this helps
electroslacker Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 375 posts 09-02-2015 at 02:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I tried the CA200 with some ML Quests, and it had the odd behavior of dimming the lights on loud passages, so it seemed a little different than just underpowered. When I went to the CA300 I never saw the problem again.