Rega Elicit mk5 4ohm: overheating is real 😟

[Gray]

Don't let it collect dust, sell it on eBay, make someone happy

"I sold my Hoover on E-Bay.....well it was only gathering dust"
(Tim Vine).

 

[Jasonovich]

"I sold my Hoover on E-Bay.....well it was only gathering dust"
(Tim Vine).

That sucks man.

 

[Revolutions]

Yea, the Rega repair department! 😉🤣

🤣🤣🤣

 

[Fandango Andy]

Well, gonna do a scientific test @Stuart83 🙂

I’ve got the morning off, it’s humid & I’ve got my furry assistant to help me assess a load of music at a decent volume. Let’s see how it goes.

@abacus one of the selling points of the Rega is how muscular it is. These Elacs have 88db sensitivity, so not hard to drive.

There is no reason in the specs for overheating. Can you borrow some equipment from somewhere to see if you can isolate the problem - drive those speakers with a different amp; try different speakers with your amp?

Also look at the location of the amp. Cooling is more about airflow than ambient temperature, try getting out from under the unit where its own heat is being reflected back.

Finally, totally unconnected, but out of curiosity: I'm not familiar with your speakers, do they work well that close to the wall?

 

[Gray]

There is no reason in the specs for overheating. Can you borrow some equipment from somewhere to see if you can isolate the problem - drive those speakers with a different amp; try different speakers with your amp?

Also look at the location of the amp. Cooling is more about airflow than ambient temperature, try getting out from under the unit where its own heat is being reflected back.

Finally, totally unconnected, but out of curiosity: I'm not familiar with your speakers, do they work well that close to the wall?

It's history Andy.
See post #164.
Can't blame you for not reading every single post....but it does help 👍

 

[Fandango Andy]

It's history Andy.
See post #164.
Can't blame you for not reading every single post....but it does help 👍

#164 🤣I read and replied on my phone, I didn't even see a page 2 let alone page 8!

 

[nopiano]

Yes I put it up for sale last night on the TradeMe auction site (NZ's own version of eBay).

I want to be up front so added this disclaimer to my listing:

Delivers 105 W per channel into 8 ohm loads (127 W into 6 ohm). NOT RECOMMENDED for 4 ohm speaker loads by the manufacturer or this seller.

Despite that, I've had some interest already. It will sell.

The Audio Science Review site has reviewed the cheaper Rega io and found overheating issues, so Rega seem to be serial offenders about inadequate heat sink provision and poor design for lower impedance speakers.

Surprising that WHF have never noticed.

 

[Horn-loaded]

I cannot be alone in noticing Elac Vela speakers appear to be the common link here, and the chances of two similar systems, albeit on opposite side of our planet, behaving the same way must be slim! Either Elac have an unrevealed impedance plunge that Rega amps get indigestion over, or Rega made a number of amps with out of spec (or poorly designed) bias settings.

My Rega Elicit has now been sold and my Vela 407's are now partnered with a Yamaha A-S2200 integrated. Similar power rating to the Rega, but the speakers have a lot more punch now. The Yamaha just seems to have better current delivery, and the speakers are now sounding like they did when I demoed them in the showroom. I'm now more aware of the subtleties of speaker-amp matching. Auditioning at home will always be the best option; we cannot always rely on dealers to give the best advice on matching components.

 

[gasolin]

My Rega Elicit has now been sold and my Vela 407's are now partnered with a Yamaha A-S2200 integrated. Similar power rating to the Rega, but the speakers have a lot more punch now. The Yamaha just seems to have better current delivery, and the speakers are now sounding like they did when I demoed them in the showroom. I'm now more aware of the subtleties of speaker-amp matching. Auditioning at home will always be the best option; we cannot always rely on dealers to give the best advice on matching components.

The A-S1200 and A-S2200 are almost the samme, excatly the same power main difference is the xlr in

Why did you buy the A-S2200 ?

 

[Horn-loaded]

I use my Metrum DAC more than any other input and this has balanced outputs as well as single-ended.

So, to me, the balanced connection option on the S2200 amp was worth paying extra for. Plus, I got this for a good price due to distributor needing to shift stock in NZ.