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Heat dissipation challenge
#1
I’ve got my 220s stacked because, much as I’d love them side by side, I haven’t the space for them that way. The lower 220 gets really very hot. Like - ouch, that’s almost burning hot, and I’d like to put some distance between the two. I’m hoping someone’s stumbled across an elegant solution that compliments the Devialet’s striking aesthetics whilst offering at least an inch of distance? My best shot so far is some brass coloured spacers from eBay. Any advances in the room?
2014 Mac Mini running Roon via Vodafone hub/Amazon basics ethernet cable into:
  • Devialet 440 (RCA to ground lifted AES)
  • Focal Sopra 2 (YYAudio Black Magic speaker cable)
  • Rel S812 x 4 (std hi-level cables and £25 Van Damme Speakon array connects, Cruiser class £35 Chinese mains cables)
  • no intentional room treatment.
Chester, UK
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#2
I use 4 Devialet stacked, with spacers between them (nothing fancy, just wooden cubes). Between the bottom amplifier and the desk I use commercially purchased shock absorbers. This setup almost completely solves the temperature problem.
I also have a small silent fan, mounted on the right side of the amplifiers. I use this only after the temperature of the power sources exceeds 55° (usually in the summer, after a few hours of listening).
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#3
I initially used some hockey pucks as they were inexpensive, but eventually switched them out to Isoacoustics Orea series isolation feet. I can’t recall which exact ones, but I use three large-ish ones (possibly “indigo” below the bottom Expert Pro, and three smaller ones (I believe “bronze” above it (with the upper Expert Pro on those). They’re far more aesthetically aligned with the Expert Pros than hockey pucks and provide isolation, which many suggest improves the sound. (For me, I did not notice a big difference).

https://isoacoustics.com/home-audio-isol...ea-series/
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#4
I got the same challenge - and have been combining practical heat support with isolation / vibration absorption which even improved sound quality. Having tried a number of brands I would recommend the Graphite Audio IC-35 premium, they also look stylish or are hardly to see depending on the placement.
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#5
Has been discussed lately:
https://devialetchat.com/Thread-Put-Mast...-Companion

You can try my solution also, maybe? Is quit cheap.
Devialet 440pro Core Infinity - Auralic Vega G2 - B&W 803 D4
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