Question to NAD M25 owners, does your amp run really warm?

whitecamaross
whitecamaross Posts: 219
edited October 2013 in Electronics
I recently sold my Rotel rmb 1095 and replaced it with the NAD M25. That being said, this amp runs way warmer than the rotel. i was wondering if this is due to the amp having a modular design hence the need for cooling fans? I mean, the amp works fine but i was a big concerned because i have never owned a power amp that runs so warm. The Rotel and the Parasound did not run this
warm so i am wondering if this is normal for modular design amplifiers such as the NAD M25????
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited October 2013
    Different amps run at different temps, nothing to worry about really. Just make sure you give it ample room to breath. Putting it in a cabinet wouldn't be wise if that's the intent.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited October 2013
    Just think how much you'll be saving heating your home this winter, I've thought about buying a used Onkyo just to use as a space heater.
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited October 2013
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Just think how much you'll be saving heating your home this winter, I've thought about buying a used Onkyo just to use as a space heater.

    This is hilariously true. A friend's TX-SR875 will raise the room temp noticeably in no time at all.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,567
    edited October 2013
    It's likely that the NAD runs in high bias class A/AB operation and therefore runs hotter. It's got nothing to do with being a modular design.
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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,106
    edited October 2013
    I would be really worried if it was scorching hot but it doesn't sound like that is the case. But I'm running a Pass Aleph J... so hand scorching is a normal thing...
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