[BarDash]

I know a lot of people leave their's on but when I'm gone for 9 hours during the day the cons outway the pros... Cost, wear & tear and worrying about leaving a hot amp running unattended all day outweigh the convenience factor IMHO.
Plus we have a cat (profile pic) that is not shy about sleeping on a hot/warm surface.

 

[iFi audio]

Tube mode. Tomorrow I'll try solid state to see if it gets as hot... Good point, didn't take that into account.

 
Class A topology is literally married to heat, there's no other way around it. It doesn't matter that much whether it's tubes or transistors, pure class A gets hot and that's perfectly fine. The chassis is the heatsink so it is designed to cool a product using convection.

 

[BarDash]

Thank you for the explanation...

 

[disastermouse]

Class A topology is literally married to heat, there's no other way around it. It doesn't matter that much whether it's tubes or transistors, pure class A gets hot and that's perfectly fine. The chassis is the heatsink so it is designed to cool a product using convection.

I think it's decades of living with PCs that engenders a wariness of hot electronics. For computers, heat decreases performance and the life of the product. That isn't always the case with amplifiers, but it's a mindset adjustment.

 

[iFi audio]

I think it's decades of living with PCs that engenders a wariness of hot electronics. For computers, heat decreases performance and the life of the product. That isn't always the case with amplifiers, but it's a mindset adjustment.

 
some people say that when it's hot, you know it's good... 

 

 

[etc6849]

until the wife finds out... then you are in deep $#@%.
 
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some people say that when it's hot, you know it's good... 

 

 

[iFi audio]

 

 
Her unawareness is the key part 

 
 
But getting back on track, class A = good. We like class A. We like it a lot.

 

[GHoldridge]

So I leave my ican on most the time. It was in the tube mode and I started to hear clicking coming from it like when you switch the different modes. The sound didn't cut out and nor was the volume high. If it starts to happens again I'll send a ticket . I read earlier about tripping protection but the ifi light didn't turn red and the sound didn't cut out. Maybe the source was to hot or maybe I had the gain up?

 

[number34]

Just ordered the iCan Pro + LCD 3 combo deal from Adorama. Already have the iDSD Micro and love it. Can't image what my ears are about to experience!

 

[ufospls2]

  Just ordered the iCan Pro + LCD 3 combo deal from Adorama. Already have the iDSD Micro and love it. Can't image what my ears are about to experience!

Should be awesome! 

 

[BarDash]

Just ordered the iCan Pro + LCD 3 combo deal from Adorama. Already have the iDSD Micro and love it. Can't image what my ears are about to experience!

It is awesome! Got mine on a black Friday deal and it's an amazing combo... I was going to wait for the IDac but got the Yggy instead which arrives today. Can't wait!!!

 

[iFi audio]

It is awesome! Got mine on a black Friday deal and it's an amazing combo... I was going to wait for the IDac but got the Yggy instead which arrives today. Can't wait!!!

 
We can imagine that you're flying with LCD-3s and our latest amp. iDAC is heading in this very direction for sure, though there are some things that need to be done with it. In any case, to see a skirmish between our machine and rest of d/a champs will be awesome! 

 

[BarDash]

   
We can imagine that you're flying with LCD-3s and our latest amp. iDAC is heading in this very direction for sure, though there are some things that need to be done with it. In any case, to see a skirmish between our machine and rest of d/a champs will be awesome! 

Ughhh... Please don't tempt me with the iDAC! "Breaking in the Yggy with the iCAN as we speak. And I must say it's a wonderful combo! Best system I've ever heard.  My 2nd gen WA7's are jealous my Jotunheim/Mimby is in a box and my wallet hates me!    

 

[iFi audio]

 
Ughhh... Please don't tempt me with the iDAC! "Breaking in the Yggy with the iCAN as we speak. And I must say it's a wonderful combo! Best system I've ever heard.  My 2nd gen WA7's are jealous my Jotunheim/Mimby is in a box and my wallet hates me!    

 
You know the drill... "Hi, welcome to Head-fi.org and sorry about your wallet!", right 

 ?

 

[iFi audio]

So I leave my ican on most the time. It was in the tube mode and I started to hear clicking coming from it like when you switch the different modes. The sound didn't cut out and nor was the volume high. If it starts to happens again I'll send a ticket . I read earlier about tripping protection but the ifi light didn't turn red and the sound didn't cut out. Maybe the source was to hot or maybe I had the gain up?

 
It's for the best to open an STS ticket right away, just to make sure that everything works as intended. Plus, more info is needed about the rest of your hardware. STS guys will help with this.