Heat

oldhvymec, yeah, the difference between a dog and a fox is about two beers.

Thanks millercarbon, that's a great explanation!

So a fan doesn't hurt anything, this is probably common sense. And this is basically what I told my friend. My thought would be that if the amp had an internal power supply, that this would increase heat inside the unit. My friend has a Rega amp so it doesn't have visible heat sinks. The heat sinks on my amp however probably weigh 40 pounds on each side and my power supply is external. However, my amp is in my attic so I don't play it much in during summer. 

Then if the room is cooler, the heat s being drawn through the heat sinks with greater efficiency?

antinn, thank you. I believe all of my capacitors are Vishay and that’s as much as I know. Anyway, I’m thinking that I’m safe in the attic as long as I stay away from playing time during the hot season. Because of the hardwood floors, it is very dry up there which is also good for my electrostatic speakers and in the fall and winter, it stays very cool.

ebm, except in the winter.

fiesta75, according to the manufacturer of my amp,

he suggests allowing the amp to sit at low volume

for a bit prior to normal play. Do you think that this will

help with thermal cycling at all?