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Luxman 590axii ventilation

Question for other class A owners out there. I’m keen on picking up a Luxman 590axii but my placement is limited to a cabinet shelf with an open back/front with about 1” of clearance above the amp. I can add some ventilation holes to the shelf above, but will be limited by a center channel speaker sitting on that shelf. Am I asking for trouble with a class a amp?

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cakyol
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You need a quiet but stong fan.  Otherwise you are being very adventurous. 
kren0006
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I just demo'd the L509x.  It was positioned in open on a mono amp stand, but even after operation for over an hour it was warm but nowhere close to hot, I'd almost call it only slightly warm.  Now obviously in a shelf that will change, and worse in a cabinet, but I was thinking it would be warmer than it was during that demo even though it was out in the open
clhs04
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Best scenario as other has alluded to is to have that unit wide out in the open with maximum ventilation / aeration.
besides seeing it in its full glory is half the pleasure. It doesn’t deserve to be encased in any such way.
I say keep the 590AX II and MAKE IT WORK even if it means a general reconfiguration.

Class A all the way!
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