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Thread too big... Anyone compare it to like a balanced M3 or CKKIII or Dynalo yet?
Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif <<SNIP>> And Curra, the power supply doesn't get "very warm". Like tosehee said, it gets very hot. I don't even keep mine stacked anymore, just side by side. It gets much much hotter than the Ref1. Only the bottom of the Ref1 gets as hot as the bottom of the Phoenix, but the top of the Phoenix (power supply) gets almost as hot. The top of the Ref1 is an ice cube in comparison. At least this is the case with my unit. The bottom of both are so hot they will burn your fingers if you keep them there for more than a few seconds. I couldn't hold my fingers to the underside for more than 3 or 4 seconds. |
Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nor have I on mine. What I have noticed however is that when I turn the DAC off or reset it and then turn it back on, it sends a signal to the amp through CAST which mutes the amp. The amp won't play music unless I turn the volume knob one click in either direction, and then it goes back to the level it was at. |
Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif And Curra, the power supply doesn't get "very warm". Like tosehee said, it gets very hot. I don't even keep mine stacked anymore, just side by side. It gets much much hotter than the Ref1. Only the bottom of the Ref1 gets as hot as the bottom of the Phoenix, but the top of the Phoenix (power supply) gets almost as hot. The top of the Ref1 is an ice cube in comparison. At least this is the case with my unit. The bottom of both are so hot they will burn your fingers if you keep them there for more than a few seconds. I couldn't hold my fingers to the underside for more than 3 or 4 seconds. |
Originally Posted by les_garten /img/forum/go_quote.gif You must be a little more sensitive than the rest of us, might be a California thing I have 2 Phoenix in my possession presently. They both run the same temp, on the bottom of the case at it's hottest point it is 117F. The top is 107F. This is in a house with the ambient temp about 78F. I just put my hand under the power supply and left it there for a minute. Actually felt pretty good! Hot tubs go around 104-110F. I know you guys got hot tubs out there in Cali! I don't suppose you have an infrared thermometer? . |
Originally Posted by sandchak /img/forum/go_quote.gif Tosehee, are you sure you haven't placed your Phoenix PSU upside down??.. I don't have a Phoenix (yet..) but by looking at the design, it looks like the power regulators are heat sinked at the bottom of the PSU chassis (same as REF1).. so that is where the heat should be more.. (correct me if I am wrong). |
Originally Posted by sandchak /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry, I meant the power regulators are bolted/screwed at the bottom of the chassis with thermal compound and there is no heat sink as such. Anyway, what are your initial impressions about REF1/Phoenix combo, even though you are listening through RCA and not CAST? |
Originally Posted by scootermafia /img/forum/go_quote.gif 2 Phoenix...but why? |
Originally Posted by tosehee /img/forum/go_quote.gif The temperature on the bottom of PSU is not as hot as the temperature on the top. I wonder why you observed different results. The ambient temperature of my house is around 80F however. Sometimes, go little above up to 82. But, I do not think that makes up such a drastic difference. I can tell you that if I keep touching the top of PSU for more than 10 sec, it becomes very uncomfortable. Not WARM. It's not burning degree, but definitely not comfortable to touch either. |
Originally Posted by tosehee /img/forum/go_quote.gif <<SNIP>> There are some scratches on top of both RE1 and Phoenix. Since it's black, I think it's more apparent to notice. But, it doesn't bother me whole lot. <<SNIP>> |
Originally Posted by h.rav /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll be traveling China in Jan '10, I'm going to ask him if I could visit his company. |