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<blockquote data-quote="svtcontour" data-source="post: 7602692" data-attributes="member: 638841"><p>I have a class A amp at home and it run pretty **** HOT at idle and I think I read somewhere that actually playing the stereo loud will make the thing actually cooler because instead of dissipating the unused energy through the heatsinks, it will go to the speakers. It kind of makes sense if class A is basically running all out all the time even with no signal. This could all be a theory and unfounded of course. Someone probably just made it up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svtcontour, post: 7602692, member: 638841"] I have a class A amp at home and it run pretty **** HOT at idle and I think I read somewhere that actually playing the stereo loud will make the thing actually cooler because instead of dissipating the unused energy through the heatsinks, it will go to the speakers. It kind of makes sense if class A is basically running all out all the time even with no signal. This could all be a theory and unfounded of course. Someone probably just made it up [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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