[valiant66]

  Output power tubes regularly put out temperatures of 175°C or more, and they are left out prominently on top of the chassis to admire. Some amps do have tube cages for those who worry.

 
True, but tubes can be considered fancy lightbulbs, should be caged for safety (especially if you have children or pets), and will fail early and often if not given adequate ventilation.
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[RoundRound]

I am actualy worried about pets, I have two naughty cats which in principle shouldn't get into the listening room but occasionally manage too - I wonder if the 4 tubes of the Freya can be dangerous? And if so will Schiit offer a matching tube cage?

 

[Jason Stoddard]

The tubes on Freya get plenty hot (not measured, I'm afraid, so I can't state definitively.) And no, there won't be a matching cage. Solution: keep pets, small children, and monumentally stupid people away from it.

 

[nerone]

  ... monumentally stupid people away from it.

 
Thank god it comes with a remote.

 

[Ableza]

The tubes on Freya get plenty hot (not measured, I'm afraid, so I can't state definitively.) And no, there won't be a matching cage. Solution: keep pets, small children, and monumentally stupid people away from it.

The third group being the most difficult to control.

 

[KoshNaranek]

The third group being the most difficult to control.

You are not just Whistling Dixie!

 

[hornytoad]

The tubes on Freya get plenty hot (not measured, I'm afraid, so I can't state definitively.) And no, there won't be a matching cage. Solution: keep pets, small children, and monumentally stupid people away from it.

My cats are smarter than many of my relatives who might just try to touch one of those bright shiny tubes . They know better .

 

[watchnerd]

My cats are smarter than many of my relatives who might just try to touch one of those bright shiny tubes . They know better .

 
My cats love my tubes, they're so warm and toasty; they love to lie on top of them.
 
Went to tube roll last week and found my Mjolnir 2 full of cat hair.

 

[45longcolt]

Would like to see pics of that - cats sleeping on tubes, not hairy Mj2 pics. Though you might be accused of animal abuse...

 

[OldRoadToad]

 

  The tubes on Freya get plenty hot (not measured, I'm afraid, so I can't state definitively.) And no, there won't be a matching cage. Solution: keep pets, small children, and monumentally stupid people away from it.

 
It is difficult to imagine that some one could be stupid enough to play moth to flame with a tubed device.  But then it is highly probable that every moment of every day, all over the world...The "Theme from Deliverance" is played "live" on the front porch of multiple homes.
 
 
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[Pandahead]

 There's a whole lot of people that didn't grow up with tubes and never saw a tube testing station at the drug store or grocery! Even a faint glowing insides should be a clue, to be fair even a counter top toaster oven gets plenty hot to the touch so hopefully they'll catch on. I'd hate to see a disclaimer printed on the remote "Warning tubes are hot to the touch!" It would be fine print.

  Hopefully later this week the refresh page will yield a Freya and then we can heat the house with more glowing tubes...

 

[theveterans]

  The tubes on Freya get plenty hot (not measured, I'm afraid, so I can't state definitively.) And no, there won't be a matching cage. Solution: keep pets, small children, and monumentally stupid people away from it.

 
I can only touch the RCA 6SN7 tube in the Saga for less than a second. Any longer will cause my skin to boil.

 

[theveterans]

   There's a whole lot of people that didn't grow up with tubes and never saw a tube testing station at the drug store or grocery! Even a faint glowing insides should be a clue, to be fair even a counter top toaster oven gets plenty hot to the touch so hopefully they'll catch on. I'd hate to see a disclaimer printed on the remote "Warning tubes are hot to the touch!" It would be fine print.

  Hopefully later this week the refresh page will yield a Freya and then we can heat the house with more glowing tubes...

 
Unless you have hundreds of these tubes, it's only max area of 2 cm radius that the tubes can warm up. Saga BTW does not get warm at all except for the tube of course.

 

[limelake]

I am actualy worried about pets, I have two naughty cats which in principle shouldn't get into the listening room but occasionally manage too - I wonder if the 4 tubes of the Freya can be dangerous? And if so will Schiit offer a matching tube cage?

Perhaps Schiit will make a cat cage to match your Freya. I guarantee my cat and kids will only touch a tube once!

 

[FrivolsListener]

Perhaps Schiit will make a cat cage to match your Freya. I guarantee my cat and kids will only touch a tube once!

 
i think, happily, that Jason won't take his eyes off the prize.  Someone else can do a generic tube cage.
 
My cats have always figured out where the singe limit is and have never hurt themselves -- even the one who pulled the screens open on the fireplace to stick her head near the flames.