yes, it's an issue. Everything inside is going to be hotter and that's unavoidable.
Good news is modern caps are better at high temps. :)
Heat in class A equipment
Heat is one of the biggest enemies of electronic equipment. Does anyone know if this Heat is only at the output transistors and their heatsinks o8is it also present in other components within the unit.
I was planning to remove the top cover and with a IR thermometer going to check temps..
Has anyone done this?