How much heat can it possibly make? Is it appreciable enough to even worry about or to make much of a difference in room temp? I own a class A Amp that gets quite hot, but I mean I'm not sitting on top of it or near it. I use it year round...no idea why some make this an actual issue..it isn't.
Upgrading from Primaluna
Recently went down the front end upgrade path and am running a nice table and phono now. I'm curious as to what the weaker link in my system is between my Primaluna Dialogue Premium Preamp and my Dialogue Premium Hp Power Amp. I'm considering swapping out the amp to a Ps Audio BHK250 for the summer to avoid heat, but am curious if I would be better off dealing with the heat and moving up to say an Allnic L-7000/Arc Ref 3 for the Pre. I'm happy with tubes on the front end, but curious if I'm running out of gas with 88DB efficient speakers and a single chassis tube amp. Which amp would you upgrade first and what benefits would you expect?
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" 10ft width and 15ft length so 6ft between speakers and 2 ft from side walls is all I've really got." With not much to work with other than it is a dedicated space, it suggests almost nearfield setup and those Sopras need to be pushed out 4.5ft away from the front wall, and your already sidewall is near "right"(depending how your measuring)it's actually CLOSER together. http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_calculators.php Using the 1/3 it would be around 5' or Cardas calculation above. You should have your chair distanced accordingly. Rack needs to go either behind you or somewhere on the side. Depending how those speakers react THEN, is what you're faced with. The DSP thing with a mic to "tell you" what your ears are "missing." wouldn't invest in anything until you compare results and consult with the room acoustics companies. You have a Sopra 1 and subs room perhaps to some. IMO, you still will get the Sopra 2's to "work." |
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