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Reducing room TEMP. when using tube equipment.

Hello
I live in California where it has been darn HOT. I Bi-Amp with old Audio Research D76A tube amps (Two). My problem:
When the Temp. goes into the 80’s, I really can not turn on my System. The room temp. is just too uncomfortable. As you might guess I do not have air conditioning. Has anyone tried to use the new PC computer cooling systems to remove the heat. I know very little about these liquid-cooling systems. Any other ideas? The flip side is … I love’m in the winter.

Regards
Ron
rglaze
lousyreeds1
286 posts
 
A potential problem with portable air conditioners would be the noise. You might be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
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hbarrel
342 posts
 
Invest in some long cabling and move the units outside? :)
s7horton
1,077 posts
 
Talk about the ultimate listening room. Outside. Of course, you're kind of screwed if it rains. Does away with side wall reflections, however.
rglaze OP
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Thanks for the response. I think I'll move someplace cooler.
Monterey Bay ...down at the ocean maybe.
Ron
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tabl10s
1,065 posts
 
I'm in Sac where my room will face the Sun(When it's done). It won't have any Windows, but I'm plannning on having two Ceiling Fans installed(One over the amps and the other over me). It'll be cheaper than the 3k to have AC put in.
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