Parasound HCA 2205a Breathing Room

Bgoodfella
Bgoodfella Posts: 107
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Hey guys - how much breathing room do you give your HCA 2205A amplifiers(for those of you who have this amp)? The manual is calling for 6" of room on the sides - but is that from the amp or from the heat sinks, and is that on each side - or 3 inches on each side for a combined total of 6"?
(2) Rti A7's
(1) CSI A6
(2) FXi A6's
Denon AVR - X4300H
Monster 850i interconnects ( not sure what everyone hates about these - maybe my untrained ears are too innocent to know what's bad)
Parasound HCA2205A amplifier
Sony XBR65X900E TV
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,960
    6 on each side, the amp runs warm so you need some circulation around it.
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  • Bgoodfella
    Bgoodfella Posts: 107
    dang thats a bit of space required, do you know if the denon AVR x4300h will be ok in a cabinet - if i am using the parasound to power all of my speakers?
    (2) Rti A7's
    (1) CSI A6
    (2) FXi A6's
    Denon AVR - X4300H
    Monster 850i interconnects ( not sure what everyone hates about these - maybe my untrained ears are too innocent to know what's bad)
    Parasound HCA2205A amplifier
    Sony XBR65X900E TV
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    Your Denon should be fine in a cabinet so long as its got some room to get air.
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  • Bgoodfella
    Bgoodfella Posts: 107
    awesome, maybe ill move the denon in the cabinet so the parasound can have all the room in the world. when you say it gets pretty warm - how warm are we talking? will it burn you from touching it? (ive got little rugrats that are the right height)
    (2) Rti A7's
    (1) CSI A6
    (2) FXi A6's
    Denon AVR - X4300H
    Monster 850i interconnects ( not sure what everyone hates about these - maybe my untrained ears are too innocent to know what's bad)
    Parasound HCA2205A amplifier
    Sony XBR65X900E TV
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Put one of these on the denon just to be safe:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00G05A2MU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
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  • Bgoodfella
    Bgoodfella Posts: 107
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Put one of these on the denon just to be safe:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00G05A2MU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title


    I like it! I'm assuming on top of unit correct?
    (2) Rti A7's
    (1) CSI A6
    (2) FXi A6's
    Denon AVR - X4300H
    Monster 850i interconnects ( not sure what everyone hates about these - maybe my untrained ears are too innocent to know what's bad)
    Parasound HCA2205A amplifier
    Sony XBR65X900E TV
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  • Bgoodfella
    Bgoodfella Posts: 107
    edited May 2019
    Would there be any benefit to throwing one in the top of cabinet to pull out warm air as well?
    Post edited by Bgoodfella on
    (2) Rti A7's
    (1) CSI A6
    (2) FXi A6's
    Denon AVR - X4300H
    Monster 850i interconnects ( not sure what everyone hates about these - maybe my untrained ears are too innocent to know what's bad)
    Parasound HCA2205A amplifier
    Sony XBR65X900E TV
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Bgoodfella wrote: »
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Put one of these on the denon just to be safe:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00G05A2MU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title


    I like it! I'm assuming on top of unit correct?

    Or the back or side if there are vents. Basically just trying to pull hot air out of the unit and either circulate or get it out of the cabinet.
    Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
    Bedroom 2.1     Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,464
    I use these on top of both my AVR's https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LW0G46K/ref=sspa_dk_detail_5?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01LW0G46K&pd_rd_w=GqaZ4&pf_rd_p=8a8f3917-7900-4ce8-ad90-adf0d53c0985&pd_rd_wg=OTAfj&pf_rd_r=K3A8KA19693YHG086V65&pd_rd_r=b2f02998-8257-11e9-b4c5-ef907af3647f

    the Emo doesn't get warm at all
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