Fellas. So I spent the weekend playing my gear for long periods of time (and not playing at times) to test the heat output of my JL Audio Slash V1 500/5s. I had mentioned that I was worried about the heat that they put off as not being right. But after playing them for 4 hours plus, and not playing them (but having them powered on) for a couple of hours, perhaps that's just how the RIPS operates when regulating the output on these things. Playing music hard, soft, or no volume at all makes zero difference in the temps of these amps. At no time did I get a shut down from overheating throughout many hours of continuous play. I used an IR gun on it to measure temps and the amps were uniform at ~ 140f. 143f was max temp measured. Too hot to touch for longer than 3 or 4 seconds. They both reach this temperature regardless of output volume. Just being on gets them to this temp.
I have them mounted on carpet currently, and relatively close together. First thing I am going to do is space them off the carpet using 1/2" risers. I'll check temps after that. If them come down even 10-15 degrees I'd be happy with that. If they don't, then I'll have to devise some sort of fan solution I suppose which is a last option as it would require modifications to the rack design. I don't mind them running warm (I've read, and some of you have said they do run on the hotter side). But I worry about them at very near egg frying temps.
So, anyone familiar, is this just the way that these amps operate? I was worried I had somehow screwed up the install but the grounds are solid, not being overdriven, and they never shut off. So I'm thinking all is good and I just need to take some counter measures. Thanks for any input. BTW, the 1000/1 barely gets warm but also has no load on it yet. But it's a class D amp so I'd expect it to run cooler. Just mentioning it as an added data point.