Denon 550SD heat problem?

[lauriemac]

Hi all

I think I may have previously read something in the forum about the 500 becoming quite hot but I wondered whether I should be concerned about the heat my 550 is generating. I have plenty of ventilation around it and it sits on top of the DVD player so its grill is exposed to the air. However, I did notice it being really hot to touch last night and decided to switch it off at the wall for the first time since I got it.

Is it normal for it to be hot?
Should I need to switch it off at the socket rather than just putting it into standby?
Has anybody else noticed this?

Thanks

[Strangerer]

Someone did post that it should be O.K. to leave it on. Mine cools right down again in standby.

[duckson]

Originally Posted by Strangerer

Someone did post that it should be O.K. to leave it on. Mine cools right down again in standby.

My 550 amp is on 24/7, it said in a home cinema mag that the amp is the only thing u shouldnt worry about putting into standby or turning off at the wall socket....apparently.

There is a thread on here somewhere about it though.

EDIT

Heres the brief thread i think the other poster was thinking of:-

Just got the 550 set up.... 1 question

[lauriemac]

OK, thanks.

I am still not convinced that it is normal for it to be this hot but I will experiement to see how cool it gets in standby. I have read also that it doesn't have a fan, so presumably all the 550s get pretty hot?!

[gillw]

I've just ordered the DHT500 and it should arrive later this week. I cant remember where the air vents are on this model - does anyone know as I was hoping to place something on top of it?

[Conn]

On the top and the right hand side (as you look at it).

[gillw]

Do these boxes run quite hot then? I was hoping to put my Sky+ or X-Box on top of the Denon.

[Radg]

It will run very hot if you cover the vents. I would definately recommend not putting anything on it. The manual states 10cm clearance all round.

Cheers

[gillw]

Damn!