Do John Hardy preamps run hot?

nas · 11th July 2008, 07:08 PM

Hey Slutz,

Just ordered a new John Hardy m-1 mic pre. and will be racking it for my mobile rig. I'm wondering how hot does this unit run?

I have all the other rack spaces filled and just have one left for the Hardy - will this be sufficient or do any of you leave an extra space above or below the unit for more ventilation etc..? I anticipate running it on an average of 6 hour recording sessions/day. The only other unit which may run hot and has a fan is my external HD in the same rack

Don't really want to buy another rack case if I don't have to.

thanks

nas

locosoundman · 11th July 2008, 08:48 PM

Hi nas

My Hardy M-2 runs pretty hot, but I don't have any spaces around it. It's never been a problem for my gear, but YMMV

nas · 12th July 2008, 06:36 AM

Hey locosoundman - thanks for your reply.

Has anybody else had any experience running the Jonh Hardy pre's in a fully loaded rack for extended periods of time and dealt with it heating up too much ? or not enough ventilation...?

StudioR · 18th July 2008, 06:17 PM

I just used the John Hardy M-1 in the 4 channel configuration a couple weeks ago. It ran as hot as any pre I've ever used. It was actually too hot to touch. It was mounted without any space above or below however.

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11th July 2008, 07:08 PM	#1
nas Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 119	Do John Hardy preamps run hot? Hey Slutz, Just ordered a new John Hardy m-1 mic pre. and will be racking it for my mobile rig. I'm wondering how hot does this unit run? I have all the other rack spaces filled and just have one left for the Hardy - will this be sufficient or do any of you leave an extra space above or below the unit for more ventilation etc..? I anticipate running it on an average of 6 hour recording sessions/day. The only other unit which may run hot and has a fan is my external HD in the same rack Don't really want to buy another rack case if I don't have to. thanks nas Last edited by nas; 11th July 2008 at 07:14 PM.. Reason: typo

11th July 2008, 08:48 PM	#2
locosoundman Gear Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: The point of no return Posts: 69	Hi nas My Hardy M-2 runs pretty hot, but I don't have any spaces around it. It's never been a problem for my gear, but YMMV __________________ "Now you listen to me - are you gonna dither down quietly or am I gonna have to truncate you?" - scene from "A Bronx mastering Tale"

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12th July 2008, 06:36 AM	#3
nas Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 119	Hey locosoundman - thanks for your reply. Has anybody else had any experience running the Jonh Hardy pre's in a fully loaded rack for extended periods of time and dealt with it heating up too much ? or not enough ventilation...?

18th July 2008, 06:17 PM	#4
StudioR Gear interested Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 12	I just used the John Hardy M-1 in the 4 channel configuration a couple weeks ago. It ran as hot as any pre I've ever used. It was actually too hot to touch. It was mounted without any space above or below however.