CDP on top of amp vents???

dragon1952
dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
edited March 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
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Now this is crazy. I've heard that those 840A's run a little on the hot side. I've been halfway looking for one but not sure I'd want one that's been suffocated for a year. Those amps have 2 rows of vents along the top. Seems to me if you wanted to stack them you'd do it the other way around.
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You can see the vents on the stock picture.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited March 2012
    The 840W amp run hotter than Hades. The 840A integrated has less power, but the same technology. Audio Advisor is having a close out sale now on the 840A V2 to make way for the next generation. I am halfway thinking of buying one myself, but I really do not have a room that needs a stereo. :cry:

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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited March 2012
    Yeah, all they have left at AA is the black. I'd like the silver to match my 840C. I also don't want to pay full price because I just don't see it supplanting my tube integrated, but I would like to see what kind of synergy it would have with the matching CDP.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited March 2012
    Personally, I wouldn't stack anything on top of anything.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited March 2012
    decal wrote: »
    Personally, I wouldn't stack anything on top of anything.

    I agree. I wonder what this guy thought those vents were for anyway.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2012
    well, not sure about,,,,:twisted:anything
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