Elvis Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hope to be building my AV rack this weekend. How much space do I need above (and below?): AVR (Denon x3300w, Pioneer SC-65) C4 4-zone matrix amp Any recommendations on a very quiet rack fan? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 i try to do 2 u space above each amplifier. however room cooling may be more important for a rack that has space, but if its a small compact rack there are 1u coolers that can be used to help move the air out or in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovedeck Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Amazon has awesome 2u rack fans that have a screen and temp probe. They're like $100 each. I have one above each receiver and amp. You can also remove the fans and reverse them so the pull of heat is reversed. All my stuff is in a closed rack, but the rack is in a room that's kept at 60 so that helps a lot too. I find my denon AVR heats up much quicker than my C4 amp. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZQMP6RO/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484191761&sr=sr-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=rack+fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 hour ago, abovedeck said: Amazon has awesome 2u rack fans That's the ticket, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextGenAV Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Remember that the room also has to have heat removed, no use blowing around hot air through components. Middle Atlantic did a great PDF about it ... I will see if I can find it for you. Found it ... attached. ThermalManagement.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 24 minutes ago, NextGenAV said: Remember that the room also has to have heat removed, no use blowing around hot air through components. Middle Atlantic did a great PDF about it ... I will see if I can find it for you. Found it ... attached. ThermalManagement.pdf Educational, thank you. Very helpful. Confirmed my choice of using variable speed fans. Venting it out the top/front should send the heat right into the return air duct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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