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Sonos Amp operating temperature

  • August 2, 2020
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Hi there,

I own a Sonos Amp.
Great amp, love it.
But...... it gets rather hot.
Its surface temperature is sometimes around 110°F.
Is this acceptable?
The Amp is placed in a cabinet 20x20 inches with open back and front and has 2.5 inches of 'headroom'. It drives  a set of B&W 606's.

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  • Kumar
  • August 2, 2020

Ideally, the amp should be placed with nothing like a cabinet around it, but if ambient temperatures don't exceed 30 Celsius, there should not be a problem.

And in the cabinet, pull the amp all the way to the open front to allow the heat to escape the cabinet quicker.

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  • WillemP
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  • Contributor I
  • August 2, 2020

Mine reaches 43° Celsius.
I think the airflow is more than sufficient.
After all the Amp is supposed to be stackable!

 

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  • Kumar
  • August 2, 2020

Sonos suggests an operating ambient temp range up to 40 Celsius for the amp.

I don't see 40 Celsius ambient inside my home even in the hottest months in India. Without any aircon running.

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  • WillemP
  • Author
  • Contributor I
  • August 2, 2020

 Ok. Well, if  40°Celsius ambient is a safe temperature for the Amp to work in, than  maybe  I shouldn't be worried too much😀

Thank you.

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