@stereo5 ....I agree....ARC had to take into account now when they redesigned the new plexiglass cover about how much heat it could withstand. Wow what a difference . Its at least twice as thick as the original thin and flimsy plexi glass cover., You will not even be able to bend it its that thick. Also the front and 2 sides are beveled because it is higher than the chassis. Makes it look very nice too. Also i have a split system ac mounted on my wall behind the ARC 6 and with the ac on it blows ice cold air on top of the ARC 6 . No heat at all on the top of the 6550 power tube. It feels cold to the touch.. I didnt even think of this when i put my ARC 6 there until i started using the AC. But even if i didnt have the ac on with the new cover i would not even worry about it getting to hot and getting a heat warp bubble on top like my used 5 se when i bought it the first thing i noticed was that warp bubble on top of the 6550. Very unattractive. So now with the brand new Ref 6 and newly designed cover and the ac right on the wall in the back of the 6 i think i got the best of both worlds. Btw my ac split system is whisper quiet.
ARC Ref 6 plexiglass cover
My brand new ARC Ref 6 black was delivered yesterday 6-15-18 from ARC and to my big surprise was the twice as thick plexiglass cover that came with it. I had bought a used Ref 6 silver,natural finish that i had problems with it from the shipment (came damaged ) any way the year that the used one was built was 2016 and had the twice as thin plexiglass cover which seemed to melt on top of the power supply tube. It looks like ARC corrected this problem and now uses the twice as thick plexiglass cover , i can not see this cover melting and causing it to bubble on top of the power supply tube. Nice improvement ARC !!! And i will tell you that right out of the box it sounds AMAZING..
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