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post #1606 of 2641
10/19/12 at 4:16pm
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Originally Posted by Loevhagen View Post

I have followed that piece of advice. The stack is still hot as damn:

 

 

 

 

While maybe not as convenient, any sort of small fan at the side or behind pushing even the slightest breeze through the gap between the two units should be MORE than sufficient cooling for them considering the case is all aluminum.  

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post #1607 of 2641
10/19/12 at 4:17pm

Thanks - I might find some good looking spacers. 

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post #1608 of 2641
10/19/12 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by Loevhagen View Post

Is it just me residing in Norway (230V) that gets the impression that the Mjolnir gets "crazy" warm? Man, it sure gets warm after some hours - and the Gungnir placed underneath is likewise. 

 

My thoughts leap to Solude that stated he wanted the Mjolnir to get hotter. 

 

Yep, my components get quite warm as well. Could've been the Tasmanian winter when I first got the amp but the Mjolnir seemed to only get as warm as the Bifrost I had at the time. Now, after a while it approaches Lyr levels of heat emission. Could also be the Gungnir stacked below the amp compounding it. The dac's pretty much been on 24/7 since I got it.

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post #1609 of 2641
10/19/12 at 4:48pm

Very nice stack of Schiit, Loevhagen!

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post #1610 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:01pm

I am enjoying the pile. :)

 

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post #1611 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:17pm

just ordered my s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶,̶ er, schiit. May use a boxer fan from another enclosed system if needed. probably site M&G on separate shelves given the resounding responses on how hot this schiit runs...

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post #1612 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:20pm

I initially didn't find the Mjolnir or Gungnir to run warm, but they do run damn hot.

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post #1613 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:23pm

Due to the cooling properties of aluminum, a small desktop fan would work wonders.  One of those USB based ones that provide a slight breeze would probably be more than enough.  The problem is that small gap between them when stacked where the air MIGHT get trapped if there is no air flow.  A light breeze and that problem is eliminated.

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post #1614 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:26pm
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Originally Posted by tokendog View Post

A light breeze and that problem is eliminated.
As is your low noise floor.
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post #1615 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:33pm
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Originally Posted by Maxvla View Post


As is your low noise floor.

  

It's not necessary any ways.  Jason / Alex have said multiple times stacking is OK and average room temperature.  I'm just saying if someone is concerned about it, but then again, pros / cons.

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post #1616 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by Solude View Post

What can I say I'm from a time where class A meant you could close the heating vents in the winter and summer was spent in your boxers :D

Isn't the Mjolnir Class A/B? 

 

Anyway I don't find the Mjolnir to run hot at all. The Schiit Lyr easily ran hotter by a long shot. However mine has nothing stacked on it and lots of ventilation all around the amp.

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post #1617 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:41pm

Heat is not abnormal and should not concern anyone. This discussion was in response to Solude wanting the Mjolnir to be a nuclear furnace.

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post #1618 of 2641
10/19/12 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by rawrster View Post

Isn't the Mjolnir Class A/B? 

Anyway I don't find the Mjolnir to run hot at all. The Schiit Lyr easily ran hotter by a long shot. However mine has nothing stacked on it and lots of ventilation all around the amp.
The heat is from the G/M stacked. It was pretty hot when I had them stacked. The Bryston and Gungnir are a no go for stacking even with spacer blocks. The Bryston's volume knob gets too hot to touch so I have them side by side on my desk now.
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post #1619 of 2641
10/19/12 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by Maxvla View Post


As is your low noise floor.

T1's anyone?

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post #1620 of 2641
10/19/12 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Maxvla View Post

The Bryston's volume knob gets too hot to touch so I have them side by side on my desk now.

 

ORLY?  That's exciting news.  I assumed Bryston would have gone with pre-amp like bias.  Hmm interesting.

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