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recommendations for amplifiers that don't emit tons of heat

I tried a Krell ksa 150 and while I liked the sound, it was like having a space heater in the room. I now have an Audio research vt100. It sounds fantastic, but it makes the room hot as well. Not as bad as the Krell, but it's still a drag in the summer.

I'm guessing I should just suck it up, but I'm curious what cooler running options there are that sound as good (or better)... suggestions?
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arcticdeth
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My McCormacks' get pretty darn hot during the blossoming buzz,
 had them cranked for about 2 hours, at must yell to hear guy next to you, as we were in the backyard, and the speakers pointed towards open windows.
 They performed magically, the new capacitors are not even fully broken yet...... as told by Dan Babineau. 
Very happy with these.
The warmup is a bit long, but once zero'd in, its just stunning, its like a laser beam of sound just directly hits you and is perfect !

will never part with them.

600W@8 / 1000W@4
all the power i will ever need.
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arcticdeth
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Ie: McCormack DNA amps-

They run cool when at normal house volume. Only very slightly warm to the touch %99 of the time.

 Any descent SS amp would be good,... A/B is recommended.
How about a used Sunfire 300 - not too heavy, reliable, sound amazing, and run very cool to the touch. used ones are about 500-800 for the 300 W model.

300@8 / 600@4 / 1200@2, /  stable to 1 Ohm


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