Buckeye NC502MP 8-Channel Amp Review

[SharinganUser]

No fan. Beauty of class D and switching power supply. Efficiency is as high as 90% so while some heat will be generated, it should be OK as is given the large heatsinks Buckeye has put in there.

I'd really like to know why these need heatsinks, but the 6 channel doesn't. They are the same amps right?

 

[Buckeye Amps]

I'd really like to know why these need heatsinks, but the 6 channel doesn't. They are the same amps right?

Because they are mounted vertically and do not have the same amount of surface area for heat dissipation as the horizontal configurations.

 

[SharinganUser]

That Makes sense. So where does the heat on the 4 and 6 channels go when they are laying flat? Is their some other form of cooling or does it just get that much warmer with the extra amp in the 8 ch?

 

[Buckeye Amps]

That Makes sense. So where does the heat on the 4 and 6 channels go when they are laying flat? Is their some other form of cooling or does it just get that much warmer with the extra amp in the 8 ch?

Dissipated throughout the entire bottom section of the case aluminum.
The heatsinks were not necessary for proper operation in the 8ch NC502 but an added bonus due to the module orientation.

 

[SharinganUser]

Fair enough! Thanks for the clarification! That's some crazy response time man. I see why everyone loves you and this company so much.

 

[Doodski]

@Buckeye Amps. Vertical heatsinks for all the right reasons and ... It looks darn HoT/GooD!