I had Pass XA30.8 and X260.8 monos. Operating temperature was about 104-105!degrees Fahrenheit. I have Coda CSib V1 integrated now with 18w Class A that is smaller than Pass and runs at around 97-98 degrees. Not as much heat and not enough to become a nuisance. Sounds great too. The equivalent stereo amp is Coda no.8 V1.
Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters.
There have been some epically hot periods in metropolitan Chicago this summer. I have had a long running affair with a pair of Avantgarde Uno s2’s and don’t really require a great deal of power. I have two dissimilar but equally compelling amps (a Pass 30.5 and a BAT vk-56) both prodigeous producers of heat creating a sauna like environment in my library/listening room the HVAC system not withstanding. What, if anything, have you boys and girls found that might replicate the qualities of my beloved amps minus the potential for 3rd degree burns and heat prostration?
Cheers and good fortune to you all.
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@audphile1 I was going to say that my Coda Continuum No 8 V1 is barely warm. Mine also runs class A up to 18 watts. |
@sls883 I have the same version 1 amp. The reason it's so cool is because it has the heats sinks to cool a 400-watt amp (8 ohm) version 3. This is one of the reasons I bought it plus the fact Coda is a 15-minute drive from my house and I can have it changed to a V2 or V3 within 24 hours. |
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