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sub woofer amp hot on Vandersteen 5a's

My sub woofer amps on my 5A's are getting very hot. So hot that it is uncomfortable for me to keep my hand on the fins of the amps after they have been going for awhile. Is this normal?
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riley804
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Since it was both of us discussing this, I sent this member an email ( faster response ) suggesting the same thing that member Danlib 1 did.
rhljazz
1,253 posts
 
Is the source digital or vinyl? If it is vinyl, perhaps the amps are overloaded attempting to reproduce subsonic rumble.
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
I played my 5A for a long session the other night. I felt the sub amp, and must say they were not warm at all.
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