Greetings,
I am preparing to mount all my new A/V gear inside an enclosed rack (Omnimount RE27) and am concerned with the heat factor once everything is fired up.
I currently have a Denon 2312CI receiver, cable box, CD player, DVD player, XBOX, Ethernet swith (mounted), APC surge protector/conditioner (mounted), and a few IR switches.
The rack has two small fans mounted at the top that help exhaust the hot air out. I know that heat rises and my biggest heat producer with be the receiver.
Should the receiver go to the very top (closest to the fans), or will the rising heat from other components affect it? Or perhaps I should place the receiver toward the bottom of the rack (or will it trap the heat in?) The receiver is the biggest investment and I would like to keep it working for years to come.
Any advise and suggestions would be welcome.