A light breeze from a fan will keep the faceplate and other metal parts from getting as hot. Just don't put it on high, and keep it several feet away. I have a Cary CAD 120's and it works fine. The V12R was another story, you could fry a burger on the transformer, so you need a big room for one of those. The Mac 275 runs very cool for a tube amp, but sounds more SS than tube. Tubes can be a bit of a pain, but to me they are well worth it. Good luck.
small room... tube amp... summer
for those in relatively small rooms, how do you deal with the heat from your tube amp during summer? can i point a fan at it? any suggestions? it's really heating up my room and there's no AC in here! do i just have to bear with it or are there any practical solutions?