Hello from North Florida

[Waboman]

---Hey Waboman, long time no see man, whassup?

New avatar too! ...I prefer the older one.

Howdy, NS.

How ya been? What happened to the LOTREE moniker?

Lol. It's one of The Bobs from Office Space. And believe me, the pleasure is all on this side of the table.

[Waboman]

Jeff.......Good to cross your path again. And thanks.

Yeah, good to see you. I can tell when the big guns come to play.

[jdandy2]

Yeah, good to see you. I can tell when the big guns come to play.

That is funny. In the armory of life I would hardly be considered a two shot derringer.

[jdandy2]

This is a photo of the Living Room sound system.

[amirm]

Beautiful setup but don't the amps cook the gear above them? Or do you have some kind of active cooling?

[jdandy2]

Beautiful setup but don't the amps cook the gear above them? Or do you have some kind of active cooling?

I use a cooling fan behind each amplifier with speed controllers to slow them down to inaudible noise levels, and monitor the temperature in each amplifier shelf cavity with temperature sensors and a dual digital temperature display (top of rack behind LCD monitor for the server). At my normal listening levels the MC601's operate in the 92 degree range, and if pushed they operate about 10 degrees warmer. This is an acceptable temperature range with no heat issues for the amps or the components above them. My home is air conditioned, and the room temperature remains 77 degrees year round. I have had no issues with heat in this rack. I have tried operating the amps without the fans, and I get a 6 to 8 degree rise in the amplifier cavities, which I still deem as acceptable. I have the fans wired so they come on and go off with the preamp.

[NorthStar]

---Sorry Dan, I just want to reply to Jeff here below.

Howdy, NS.

How ya been? What happened to the LOTREE moniker?

Lol. It's one of The Bobs from Office Space. And believe me, the pleasure is all on this side of the table.

-----Jeff, LOTREE is old and is not a good username for me.
NorthStar is much more appropriate for me: Bob from the Great White North (Canada, vast country land of the Indians).
...And much much more & better connections ...

But The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions Trilogy is still my second favorite trilogy
after Sergio Leone's trilogy of 'Once Upon A Time In The West' ('... In America', '... The Revolution').

* The Bobs; OK, I can dig.