Amplifier Enclosure as Heatsink
This page shows the basic construction of my NAIM 160 enclosure. It illustrates the concept of letting the enclosure be the heatsinks. The NAIM puts out a total of 160 VA into almost any load (a solid 50 w into 8 ohms) -- for example: one amp does a credible job of running a pair (in parallel) of Dayton Wright XG-10 ESLs! The 17" x 12" x 3" enclosure never gets really hot. As the false color illustrations show the front, sides, and back are pieces of a U shaped extrusion (1/8") with a top & bottom plate made of an aluminum sheet (1/16"). Screws (12 per) thru these plates thread into the sides of the U hold it together.	U-Channel Cross Section
Assembled Enclosure with Top Removed
Exploded View of the Enclosure (w transparent top)
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