Havin a Warm Amp

[newaudio]

just something i noticed... has anyone else? my Cambridge Audio 740 now after 5 weeks and having been left on all night has become warm in temp and loud! to the point where its now at -30dbs and sounding beautiful playing Radioheads Rainbows CD as opposed to -20 last week.... heat makes a diff me thinks!

my neighbours are gona hate me! LOL

CA 740A Monitor Audio RS8s

CA 740C Pureflow BiWire Silver

CA 640T Pro-Ject Debut III

CA 640P Alphason Rack

 

[idc]

Different amps work at different temperatures and an amp will warm as it is used, especially when playing loud music over a period of time. I had a Rega Mira which has heat sinks at the bottom and they could get too hot to touch after prolonged playing. The sound improved after I raised it up on some wooden blocks, so too hot and not enough ventilation causes problems. My MF XcanV2 amp has an upgrade suggested by a company called Rock Grotto which involvedsnew transistors and then drilling ventilation holes into the case!

By the sound of it though, your amp has also 'run in' and you will get an improvement in sound from that as well as it finding its optimum operating temperature.