130deg F is 30deg C increase above ambient temperature. Life of electrolytic caps is reduced 2x for each 10degC increase. In that case it will be 2x2x2=8 times. It will reduce 8x life of all capacitors in this cabinet. Sliding tray or fan or both !!!
Amplifier heat...help!
Hi all,
Working on a system for a small 9 by 11 listening room. I have narrowed it down to two small speakers: Falcon Acoustics Ls3/5a (15 ohm, 83 db) or the Airtight AL-05, also called Bonsai II (4 ohm 89 fb).
Tha amplifier will go in a cabinet. I have about 14 inches between shelves and I always play music with the doors open. I would love to use a tube amplifier but worry about heat. So I am wondering if readers think something like a Line Magnetic 211ia could work in this configuration, or if it produces too much heat? I have also been thinking about the tube -like solid state Sugden A21Se, but have a similar question about its temperature. Another cool (literally cool) option would be the Vinnie Rossi LIO, an amp I love but that is conisiderably more money.
Are there other options for relatively compact tube amps (i.e.: . I have 17 inches of depth inside this cabinet including power cords so unit cannot be more than 14 inches deep) that do not produce a lot of heat (relatively speaking?). Or is there really no tube amp that would work well in this scenario?
thanks!
Working on a system for a small 9 by 11 listening room. I have narrowed it down to two small speakers: Falcon Acoustics Ls3/5a (15 ohm, 83 db) or the Airtight AL-05, also called Bonsai II (4 ohm 89 fb).
Tha amplifier will go in a cabinet. I have about 14 inches between shelves and I always play music with the doors open. I would love to use a tube amplifier but worry about heat. So I am wondering if readers think something like a Line Magnetic 211ia could work in this configuration, or if it produces too much heat? I have also been thinking about the tube -like solid state Sugden A21Se, but have a similar question about its temperature. Another cool (literally cool) option would be the Vinnie Rossi LIO, an amp I love but that is conisiderably more money.
Are there other options for relatively compact tube amps (i.e.: . I have 17 inches of depth inside this cabinet including power cords so unit cannot be more than 14 inches deep) that do not produce a lot of heat (relatively speaking?). Or is there really no tube amp that would work well in this scenario?
thanks!
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