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I still think some sort of a shroud on the back of the rack with a 120mm fan for each of the amps would be cheap, easy and effective.

Have you considered ventilating the shelves? Maybe if you move the amps to the top, and vent ALL the shelves AND put a fan in the top of the rack for exhaust?

Reading comprehension: always my strong point...

How heavy are those things?

I forgot to post a link that another guy on audiocircle used for his amps. Tom the only think about more fans that I worry about is my HTPC fan can sometimes be a little loud, so if I add more like the ones in the link I'm worried it will distract people...

http://www.middleatlantic.com/rackac/cooling/qcool.htm#compcool

You could get a couple of amp stands, or make them, and put each amp next to the corresponding speaker. This will take care of the ventilation problem and would look really good too.

If I had your room, I'd do whatever it takes to install this and be done. Of course I tend to get carried away sometimes.

That's a great suggestion, Rick ... I personally believe this arrangement will look very classy and be functional to boot.

You know what is funny IL Rick, that thought had crossed my mind. I would have to run a cable from the preouts on my AVR to each amp, which I don't have routed through the stage right now. However, the speaker wires would be much shorter.

The only problem I see is that sometimes I have a hard time keeping the kids off the stage. This would give them one more thing to try to play with, in addition to my Axioms...

Good thoughts guys...

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The only problem I see is that sometimes I have a hard time keeping the kids off the stage. This would give them one more thing to try to play with, in addition to my Axioms...

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They would just have to learn not to touch them, not to hard I would think.

>>If I had your room, I'd do whatever it takes to install this and be done

Isn't that Dennis (Tharkun)'s room ?

Randy, I don't remember the exact layout but my first thought would be to build two nice shelves coming out from the wall maybe 4 or 5 feet in the air, and put the amps on display. Forget about getting the cooling to your amps -- take the amps to the cooling.

Failing that :

1. If you have not already done so, get a hole saw and punch some holes in the shelves supporting the amps. Concentrate the holes under the heatsinks, of course.

2. Not sure if your back plate was right against the backs of the shelves or several inches away, but think about making a chimney at the back running from the top of the upper amp to the top of the rack, with a big hole at the top.

3. My guess is that the cooling air flows from the "closet" area behind the amps, and back into that closet again. Think about having air flow from the main room into the rack, and back out again at the top.

4. As a last resort, immerse the whole rack in mineral oil.

The first three are serious.