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How hot is too hot?

When i leave my Parasound Hint 6 on overnight, it is hot to the touch (top grill), not warm, in the morning. There is nothing on the sides and 6 inch clearance on the top.I even tried switching the input to something nothing is connected to - like AUX or PHONO. Doesn't help. I have to turn it off now when i don't use it. No big deal, but it seems like something must be wrong to produce that much heat when not in use.

Is this normal? What part of the unit produces that much heat? What can i do?
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jjss49
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Turn it off when not listening, solid state warms up very quickly. I get home and fire up the stereo and it's ready for listening within 15 minutes.


wise advice imo

or use the standby mode if the unit has one
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jjss49
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call parasound and ask them if this is normal and if they recommend you shut down or place into standby when not using

looking at hint6 specs it has a ’high bias’ class a/b amp section, so yes it is quite possible it would run fairly warm in normal operation, and it is likely why they give you a front panel standby option
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