Amp breathing space?

[P-Dub]

How much room should an amp have for airflow? I've got one of those racks that has a glass door in front and a pannel in the rear. I have not affixed the rear pannel securly, but have it such that I can't see the wall behind it as I look through the glass pannel.

I am looking to get a HK PA5800 and would like to stack on top of it a Sampson S700. I'm guessing at the moment that I'd have 1 inch clearance on each side and then I'd have however tall the feet of the Sampson for clearence above the HK.




Paul

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[Andrew Pratt]

Paul the HK amp runs very cool so I wouldn't be to worried about air flow to much. I have two of them stacked on top of one another and they're still running cool to the touch...now my old Musical Fidelity amp on the other hand was a space heater Point being some amps generate more heat then others depending on a number of factors but the HK PA5800 isn't one to be concern about.

[George Bellefontaine]

My Yammy A3090 used to run pretty hot ( or so it seemed ) in the rack so I moved it to the outer top shelf. When I replaced it with the Denon 3801 I just left the receiver on the top shelf.




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[Lex]

Well, I removed the glass door from the front of my cabinet to improve circulation. Don't forget, all components generate a little heat, so moving to separates will increase the overall heat level.

Another thing I did, was remove the factory back, you know those fiber board things with woodgrain on them, or black. I laid it out on a piece of 1/4" paneling, good heavy stuff, and cut the back the same size. I then held it up to the back, to cut air and cable slots, close to the size of the components. Leaving cross support around where the shelves were located. I then installed the piece in the place of the factory fiber board, and whala. A strong, yet open cabinet back!

Needless to say, I have excellent heat disipitation.

Lex




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