What are your thoughts of the Tower design of amps


I see more and more amps being made in a Tower design, like your PC. What are your toughts on this trend?

It would seem to me that people would like them less as they more than likely would not fit in their current stereo stand. Therefore, my opinion is that they should remain the way they have. It appears some of the logic may be that they are easy to place side-by-side for mono configuration.
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An amp with a vertical configuration is better arranged for convection (rising heat causing air currents) cooling than horizontally arranged amps. This is because there is more surface area along the sides of the amp where the heat sinks are normally located. There is so much surface area that the manufacturer may be able to "hide" the heat sink and/or avoid having lots of sharp aluminum extrusions on the sides. With a well designed vertical amp a designer may be able to eliminate a cooling fan in a design that would otherwise require one.