My new amps arrived last week. I was pleasantly
shocked when I saw the 20kg shipping box, hand made:
Here’s the amps in my cabinet, they were heavier than I expected (the large solid heat sinks):
First impressions on sound: These sound very detailed with a little more bass and mid range over the old. Definitely much cleaner at higher volume when pushing out reference levels. Very happy with what I’m hearing so far.
I’ve let them run for three 4 hr sessions playing 5.1 pretty loud, mostly unattended and they get quite hot. On one warmer day they both hit 46 deg C after about 3hrs (114F) on the top lids
I’m going to retro fit thermal pads between SMPS heat sinks and chassis walls and chassis bottom to see if I can get the temp down a few degrees. Keeping lower temp will prolong life.
Maybe I’ll need a couple of small Hifi rack fans (silent).