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So you do mean I should install a fan directly above the receiver? On the top panel facing down? I don't know if this is normal, but I just opened the box of my Marantz 6008 and I don't notice any fans on the receiver. There are vents on both sides and top. Do AVR's not normally have fans?

BTW, thank you very much for chiming in. That goes to Swerd as well! Thanks so much for your input and advice.

Well, if I keep the back panel off entirely, then I'm not sure where I would install the fans? On the side walls of the cabinet?

Okay, so just to confirm, and please correct me if you think I'm wrong : Ventilation holes throughout the bottom floor of the cabinet, with the back open. No fans. I'll keep the receiver on the top shelf, ensure the shelves have a cut out for air to pass through. Based on my general usage...

I hope everything is alright Ponzio!

How about I leave the middle of the cabinet rear out, so there will be a space there, and the remaining cabinet volume from either side I can place fans there, if need be? Or you suggest I just leave the back and make some large holes or slat-type holes across the back, like 4 or so? I spoke...

I see where the fans are. The fans would be exhausting the hot air out I assume. But since my doors are closed and solid oak, the only passive intake for cooling would be to put in slat-type holes in the bottom panel, similar to the holes in the pic but perhaps adding 1-2 more per side. The back...

I would have thought that an open back would be more beneficial over a closed one for heat. I'm terrible at visualising this stuff. :( You mean when you open the front doors, the panel at the bottom, where the equipment is standing? So I should make those as wide as possible and then the rear...

Would you be able to show me a pic of the vents on your cabinet?

Infrared repeater will be used to control the equipment. The rear of the cabinet will be completely open. I'll have +- 5-7 cm of space away from the wall. The cabinet will be on casters, so around 3-4 cm high. I was thinking of possibly adding vents in the bottom panel, but I'm not sure how...

I'm not based in the USA. I basically saw the design on the internet and wanted something similar. I like the clean lines of the cabinet. My carpenter said he can build it, but as for passive cooling advice, that's where I was hoping you could offer some advice. The unit shown in your link is...

So you think making some holes on the bottom panel of the cabinet where the equipment is, won't help? And keeping the back panel off and keeping it 4-5cm away from the back wall? I was going to use an infrared repeater. This is disappointing. I really want that clean look where you don't see...

The door won't be open in front. It will be closed. :) I'll have two doors. Both can open, but the idea is to have the cabinet closed. So the front doors will be closed, as well as the sides. The only part of the cabinet that will remain open is the rear.

Yes, the idea was to have closed sides and front. The rear end would be open. I could place the cabinet a few cm away from the wall, which I would probably have to do for cabling anyway, so that can be done. But I imagine I would still need fans installed, or just leaving it as is would suffice...

While not exactly the same, the cabinet design is similar to this : Image on the far right with the 4 doors. The cabinet will be made of solid oak.

I've decided I want a custom designed cabinet which is enclosed, to give that minimalistic clean look. No handles, just clean lines. Now the first thing which worries me is the heat. Basically the back of the cabinet will be left option, but I doubt that will offer much in the way of...

I agree with everything you've said. The human bias position is the go-to position I use in these arguments. If bias can steer perception into a state that agrees with our subconscious then it could explain away a great many anecdotal reports. However I would like to try and focus on real...

You've probably heard this before sometime or another - "I had a Yamaha amp and it sounded bright" and "I now have an Arcam amp and it sounds so much smoother!". If two amplifiers have different gain structures and volume pots, and most are different, then I would think the change in relative...

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Thanks, I read the article and yeah, I know all about brief clipping and how it may go unnoticed while listening to music. I've also clipped my fair share of amplifiers, and I also know what exceeding the rated power of an amplifier typically sounds like. The character of sound may change...