Thanks all,
To clarify the Levinson and ARC are also side by side with 2-3 inches on both sides and I only run one at a time. I did run them both for a while in a bi-amp arrangement ... I was very pleased but not to the point of running that setup permanently. I like to run the Levinson in the summer as the ARC heats up the whole room. As for the VT-60; I have the cover on the amp so the air blowing across the unit pulls heat transferred to the chassis cover not the tubes directly... in that regard, I guess the cover acts as a heat buffer. The DAC was getting warm which was how this all got started. When the 360S gets too warm it gets very grumpy. I checked it with the desk fan on and it's just a bit warmer than normal. It's all running fine now. I have just completed a test with and without the fan. I cant hear much if any difference in sound. The fan project is a go. I am going to avoid the fan directly blowing across the tubes and I am considering pulling air vs pushing.
I'm stuck in this little 14' X 15' bedroom until I build the addition to my home. I am really intersted in a pair of Cary or McIntosh tube amps but in this room I think I might cook myself. I want to pull the amps out and set them up close to the speakers on amp stands with lots of room to breathe. Until then ... the VT-60 is as far as I want to push it.
Thank you
To clarify the Levinson and ARC are also side by side with 2-3 inches on both sides and I only run one at a time. I did run them both for a while in a bi-amp arrangement ... I was very pleased but not to the point of running that setup permanently. I like to run the Levinson in the summer as the ARC heats up the whole room. As for the VT-60; I have the cover on the amp so the air blowing across the unit pulls heat transferred to the chassis cover not the tubes directly... in that regard, I guess the cover acts as a heat buffer. The DAC was getting warm which was how this all got started. When the 360S gets too warm it gets very grumpy. I checked it with the desk fan on and it's just a bit warmer than normal. It's all running fine now. I have just completed a test with and without the fan. I cant hear much if any difference in sound. The fan project is a go. I am going to avoid the fan directly blowing across the tubes and I am considering pulling air vs pushing.
I'm stuck in this little 14' X 15' bedroom until I build the addition to my home. I am really intersted in a pair of Cary or McIntosh tube amps but in this room I think I might cook myself. I want to pull the amps out and set them up close to the speakers on amp stands with lots of room to breathe. Until then ... the VT-60 is as far as I want to push it.
Thank you