Hello,
If all goes well, I should have an Axe-FX next week. For a short while I'll be using it in 4CM with my old tube amp, but I plan to buy FRFR power amp and monitor as soon as budget allows. My question is about the organization of a small rack with:
- the Axe (2U)
- a power amp like the Matrix GT1000FX, the 2U version because it's supposed to be less noisy (I'll be using it at home, reducing noise is important to me)
- maybe a drawer (2U)
At this point I don't intend to take a power conditioner. I had the whole electricity redone in my house (and I mean whole: every wire, every outlet was stripped out and replaced) and I have no plan to use my gear outside.
Question: does either the Axe or the power amp require that I leave some extra space between them, for hot air circulation? Would the drawer between them block the air flow and be a problem? And since they have similar weights, is there a reason to put one or the other at the bottom of the rack?
I saw a number of racks on the internet that included the Axe-FX, and many didn't seem to leave any extra space above or below it. But I'd rather be sure, especially with the power amp. Thanks for any advice.
If all goes well, I should have an Axe-FX next week. For a short while I'll be using it in 4CM with my old tube amp, but I plan to buy FRFR power amp and monitor as soon as budget allows. My question is about the organization of a small rack with:
- the Axe (2U)
- a power amp like the Matrix GT1000FX, the 2U version because it's supposed to be less noisy (I'll be using it at home, reducing noise is important to me)
- maybe a drawer (2U)
At this point I don't intend to take a power conditioner. I had the whole electricity redone in my house (and I mean whole: every wire, every outlet was stripped out and replaced) and I have no plan to use my gear outside.
Question: does either the Axe or the power amp require that I leave some extra space between them, for hot air circulation? Would the drawer between them block the air flow and be a problem? And since they have similar weights, is there a reason to put one or the other at the bottom of the rack?
I saw a number of racks on the internet that included the Axe-FX, and many didn't seem to leave any extra space above or below it. But I'd rather be sure, especially with the power amp. Thanks for any advice.