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Are there any tube amps that don't give off any---

HEAT!! 
I have a very small dedicated listening room, and so I was wondering IF there are any tube amps..I guess hybrid or all tube ( although more all tube)- that simply give off NO heat or very very little heat after full warm up. Since the climate seems to be getting hotter, it would be nice to have the benefits of a tube amp with no heat whatsoever. ( is this even possible?). 
Running AC isn't my preferred way of listening in a small room, so this question is now on my mind. I do not want to consider Class D solid state amps...as I know they are an option from a heat perspective...but just tubes.
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hshifi
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Hello,
If you do the duct and fan try to put in 4”insulated flex line to quiet it down. I would try one of those super quiet bath exhaust fans on a switch. Also do not dump the heat in the attic. In the winter time you could create mold or mildew and run into ice problems on the roof. 
hshifi
572 posts
 
Hello,
Maybe you could try a tube preamp and a SS amp together. The tubes are smaller in the preamp. Rouge has a new Rh5 preamp  that is also a nice headphone amp. Also get a tube preamp for your TT. Smaller tubes at the front with SS at the back. Ayre amps are nice sounding amps with a warmer but open/ airy note. Also an R2R DAC for your digital like Denifrips. R2R is a little more subdued like tube. Maybe a quiet exhaust fan to pump the hot air outside like what a dryer uses. 
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