"DanMan" wrote in message
om...
I recently purchased a sony amplifier after having problems with three
yamahas... it sounds great and is working great but it seems to get
real hot after a short amount of use. Is this normal, should i worry,
can i do anything to prevent it? Any help will be much appreciated.

My Sony ran hot (and also blew a rear channel on two separate occasions). I
discovered after the fact that the now-ES versions were notorious for that
"feature." Very high operating temps (hot cup of coffee hot) aren't good.

Insure the amp is in a well-vented location (stacking your dvd player on top
is a no-no). Enclosed shelf units trap heat. I've since modified my
component enclosure with a small whisper fan running from the receiver's
switched input. Everything runs cool.

R / John