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Are there any tube amps that don't give off any---

HEAT!! 
I have a very small dedicated listening room, and so I was wondering IF there are any tube amps..I guess hybrid or all tube ( although more all tube)- that simply give off NO heat or very very little heat after full warm up. Since the climate seems to be getting hotter, it would be nice to have the benefits of a tube amp with no heat whatsoever. ( is this even possible?). 
Running AC isn't my preferred way of listening in a small room, so this question is now on my mind. I do not want to consider Class D solid state amps...as I know they are an option from a heat perspective...but just tubes.
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jond
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@daveyf If you don't want to give up your Jadis amps you can use them with 6ca7/El34 tubes which will give off considerably less heat than the KT150's you're currently running.


If however you want a totally cool running amp Class A/B SS would be the route to go are you considering a seasonal amp rotation with the Jadis?
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jond
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LTA is a good rec but also smaller low powered amps won't heat the room overly much. My amps been playing for about an hour just held my hand over it and its barely warm. That's a 17 watt pushpull amp, a SET amp would also likely be cooler. How much power do you need?
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