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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Showing 1 response by muvluv

I don’t know audio products run hot it just take watts to make sound, I have some power amplifiers from crown and going near them you feel a change in temperature a little more when they are being used as opposed to idle. Also remember as things age they tend to degrade so replacing anything that is used to transfer heat or if it can be upgraded should be looked into if it bothers you that much about the heat