I'm sure this is on one extreme or the other--all thoughts are welcome :T
Question first, then details for those who want to read: should I place my actively cooled amplifier on top of, or perhaps underneath, my receiver? I would do this for cooling purposes, as the receiver gets fairly hot and the amplifier, which has a fan, could act as a giant heat sink.
In the setup of my current equipment shelving, the very bottom piece is my Behringer EP2500. It powers my subwoofer off of 1 channel, non-bridged. It has active cooling front to back & a solid case all around.
On the top shelf, with no barriers above/beside/behind it sits my receiver, the Marantz SR5600 (nobody make fun! I'll catch up someday..). This powers 5 speakers: a CJD center, Zaph's BAMTM mains, cheapie purchased side channels. Over the course of a couple of hours of stereo music the receiver gets very warm, almost hot. I know this is not good, and I want to help.
Thoughts? The Marantz is fairly tank-like, so I wouldn't expect any structural issues so long as I place it gently. It may look a bit funny, but if the cooling helps then I'm all for it. Note that anytime the receiver is on, the sub amp is also on. Thanks for any advice!
Question first, then details for those who want to read: should I place my actively cooled amplifier on top of, or perhaps underneath, my receiver? I would do this for cooling purposes, as the receiver gets fairly hot and the amplifier, which has a fan, could act as a giant heat sink.
In the setup of my current equipment shelving, the very bottom piece is my Behringer EP2500. It powers my subwoofer off of 1 channel, non-bridged. It has active cooling front to back & a solid case all around.
On the top shelf, with no barriers above/beside/behind it sits my receiver, the Marantz SR5600 (nobody make fun! I'll catch up someday..). This powers 5 speakers: a CJD center, Zaph's BAMTM mains, cheapie purchased side channels. Over the course of a couple of hours of stereo music the receiver gets very warm, almost hot. I know this is not good, and I want to help.
Thoughts? The Marantz is fairly tank-like, so I wouldn't expect any structural issues so long as I place it gently. It may look a bit funny, but if the cooling helps then I'm all for it. Note that anytime the receiver is on, the sub amp is also on. Thanks for any advice!
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