Luxman 590axii ventilation


Question for other class A owners out there. I’m keen on picking up a Luxman 590axii but my placement is limited to a cabinet shelf with an open back/front with about 1” of clearance above the amp. I can add some ventilation holes to the shelf above, but will be limited by a center channel speaker sitting on that shelf. Am I asking for trouble with a class a amp?

thanks!

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trentgordon

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I have the L-509x which is biased to operate 6 watts (8ohm load) Class A.

I have it mounted in an open equipment rack with 4 1/4" clearance above and 4" to each side(but closed off to the left and right by flanking Sorice glass door cabinets for LPs).

As an experiment, I put a free standing dial oven thermometer over the right side vents, middle from front to back.

After playing the unit for 3 hours, the dial reads 99F.

Just fyi....