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I have an old wood entertainment center that I'm using for my system. I have about 1.25" of clearance over the tubes in my VT60 and I put a piece of aluminum on the bottom of the shelf above it, offset with a couple of washers, to disperse some heat. I want to build a tube phono stage and might be able to squeeze it next to my Meridian on the top shelf. There's a version within an enclosure and another with open tubes on top(which I like a little better). The front has a wooden sliding door like a rolltop desk and once it is pushed up and open, that would only leave me about 3/4" above the open tubes up to the sliding door. Should I worry about the heat? I assume the phono tubes will put out much less heat than my 6550 tubes do. If the ventilation or burn potential is too great, I'll have to mount some kind of shelf off to the side to hold the phono preamp. The two wood panels are hinged to the top which lifts up and the turntable is inside. Just curious if anyone else is using their tube gear in smaller enclosed spaces.



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Topic - Question about tube clearance in shelves - NuWave 20:50:08 01/18/17 (27)

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