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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?
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rar1
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I run a Prima Luna PL2 with EL-34s inside a well vented bookcase in a 10X15X9 room. There is a MDF shelf about 10 inches above the amp which bears the brunt of the heat. I keep the windows open and there is a whisper quiet ceiling fan usually running at a moderate speed and tube heat has never been a problem. Granted I live in NYC (Queens) off of a bus route street, so I may have different expectations about how quiet the room will ever be, but tube heat is not a problem.

Best regards,

Rich
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