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Low-heat-output amp for Devore O/96

My Shindo amp/preamp combo sounds fantastic with these speakers, but during the sticky summer months here in N.C., my listening room gets uncomfortably warm, even with the central AC on. I've considered something like a First Watt JC2, but my understanding is these also put out lots of heat due to Class A operation. Any suggestions for a cool-running solid state amp that would sound good with the Devores?
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wlutke
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The Pass XA25 is a spectacular amp worth looking into.  I run it with AZ Crescendo 2's, a 90 dB speaker, no complaints.  At 96 dB the Devores  would both rock the house and play low with finesse.  The XA is 240 W at idle while my 125 W (tubed) ARC REF3 preamp has noticeably more heat.  Go figure.  

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ladok OP
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Thanks wlutke. Pass amps are high on my list, if I can find one that doesn't put out a lot of heat. Sounds like the XA25 might be the way to go.
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ladok OP
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fsonicsmith, no apology necessary. I've had my share of snarky moments.
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atmasphere
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Thanks wlutke. Pass amps are high on my list, if I can find one that doesn't put out a lot of heat. Sounds like the XA25 might be the way to go.
While being some of the best solid state amps made, it would be incorrect to say that Pass amps don't make heat. A good number of them run class A, and class A operation makes heat- and often within 90% of the heat a class A tube amp makes of the same power, although generated at a lower temperature. But this is not to say they are not worthy of an audition!!
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