Considering a Simaudio integrated amp. It will be located in a shelving unit, which will be open to the front and back. Simaudio has class A capabilities, so if you have one, do they run hot?
I have often worried about appropriate heat dissipating. High quality audio components (like Sim) are well built and pretty immune. If the company says 4K inches on the sides an 9” above… I would be certain” on either side and 3” above are plenty. If the back is open… you are good.
I've owned Simaudio I-5 LE and Simaudio ACE integrateds, don't know if they are similar to the one you're considering, but neither of them created any appreciable heat. Slightly warm on the top, as I would have expected.
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