Processor/pre-amp warm and power amp cool is this .....normal?

deaf cat · 31-05-2006, 5:01 PM

Hiya,

Just made me think reading something saying that the cooler av gear stays the longer it may last.

Now I can't quite work it out, the processor/pre-amp, I thought would not need to do much work compaired to a power amp. But the pro/pre is warm even when doing nothing, and gets warmer/hot when its actually working, where as the power amp ( powering 2x4Ohm speakers) even after a day of somewhat loud music just seems to have the chill off of its case

........?

Could this be why the pro/pre has been repaired once already........

31-05-2006, 5:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
deaf cat Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 825 My movie collection iTrader: (0) Thanks: Gave 26, Got 31	Processor/pre-amp warm and power amp cool is this .....normal? Hiya, Just made me think reading something saying that the cooler av gear stays the longer it may last. Now I can't quite work it out, the processor/pre-amp, I thought would not need to do much work compaired to a power amp. But the pro/pre is warm even when doing nothing, and gets warmer/hot when its actually working, where as the power amp ( powering 2x4Ohm speakers) even after a day of somewhat loud music just seems to have the chill off of its case ........? Could this be why the pro/pre has been repaired once already........ __________________ SB2->Chord Coax->AVR200->Virtual Dynamics IC->Maia3->Gale BiW->Ditton AV3's

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