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Does Pass Aleph 3 heat up the room like tube amp?

Could any of your Aleph 3 owners tell me how hot is the amp running? Does it heat up the room like tube amps do?

I currently own a Diavolo SET amp which make my smallish room pretty toasty! I didn't had that problems with my old 300B amp before.

Keep the door open while listening is not an option as my 2 year old's room is near by.
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Remember: 1. Real class A draws full current at all times.
2. They will be at best 25% efficient
3. Therefore at idle they will be putting out 4x their rated output in heat,

So if your amp is rated at 25 watts per channel then it will be putting out 200 watts at idle, less when it is driving the speakers. My experence with other Class A amps tells me that you had better check one out personaly if possible to see if the heat will be too much, I am afraid that it would be.
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