Hi all, I recently upgraded my desktop set up and added the S17 Pro.
As I live in Singapore (and we are currently going through a heatwave), I decided to proceed with the heatsink mod after reading all the thermal concerns in this trend. All components (stand, heatsink, thermal tape) were purchased from China via a local e-commerce website and cost approximately SGD$22.
I've tested the temperature for the past few days with listening sessions both in the afternoon and at night:
-50mA: In the day listening temperatures will hit about ~56-57°C and stabilise. At night, they stabilise at ~55°C
-100mA: In the day listening temperatures hit ~64-65°C and stablilise. At night they stabilise at ~63-64°C
I have a small standing fan I use to cool my room and the direction it faces just nice covers both me and the S17 pro. With the external fan on:
-50mA: ~47-50°C
-100mA: ~55-58°C
Hopefully this helps fellow S17 owners whose countries are soon to experience summer.
Coming from a JDS labs elements III Mk1, the S17 pro is simply spectacular. Pairing with the Ares 12th-1 and Hifiman Arya Organics, listening to Radiohead and Julien Baker has been a magic and transcedent experience.
Thank you all for reading.
As I live in Singapore (and we are currently going through a heatwave), I decided to proceed with the heatsink mod after reading all the thermal concerns in this trend. All components (stand, heatsink, thermal tape) were purchased from China via a local e-commerce website and cost approximately SGD$22.

I've tested the temperature for the past few days with listening sessions both in the afternoon and at night:
-50mA: In the day listening temperatures will hit about ~56-57°C and stabilise. At night, they stabilise at ~55°C
-100mA: In the day listening temperatures hit ~64-65°C and stablilise. At night they stabilise at ~63-64°C
I have a small standing fan I use to cool my room and the direction it faces just nice covers both me and the S17 pro. With the external fan on:
-50mA: ~47-50°C
-100mA: ~55-58°C
Hopefully this helps fellow S17 owners whose countries are soon to experience summer.
Coming from a JDS labs elements III Mk1, the S17 pro is simply spectacular. Pairing with the Ares 12th-1 and Hifiman Arya Organics, listening to Radiohead and Julien Baker has been a magic and transcedent experience.
Thank you all for reading.
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