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Ok, my wife wasn't too keen on the Berhinger amp sitting with the other components. She let me have the list in one long sentence with out a breath. It basically went "Ok, I dont like the signal indicators "winking" at me during movies, the super bright green pilot light, It looks very "industrial", and the fact that it sounds like a stupid leaf blower.
Here are my mods, I would like your thoughts folks.
So.... I:
1. Made a new face plate for it out of red cocobolo Wood, stainless, and a Blue LED. I installed it on the rack mount tabs so the face of the Behringer and its controls wouldn't have to be modified. And this also left enough room for the cooling fan air intake.
2. I replaced the on switch with a 12vlt DC x 15amp 125vlt AC relay and installed a 3.5mm mono jack. This so my Anthem could use its triggers to automatic turn it on during power up in using its delayed sequence. So all my wife has to do it power on the processor now and ACTION!
3. Built and installed a voltage divider circuit & fan control so I could run a 14dB 32cfm 12vlt PC fan. I did reverse the fan too to bring the cool air in through the front. This is plenty of air to keep things cool for movies but the amp starts getting [email protected] hot with music at Night Club loud volumes.
4. Installed a Blue LED pilot light on the fan circuit that lets me know the fan is running and to match my Anthems amps blue "On" light. I had to install a resistor pack to be able to put the 3.5vlt LED on the fan circuit so also installed a small pot as a dimmer to change the brightness.
5. And I forgot. I added some really nice feet to spice the looks up a bit.
And here are some quick pics I snapped last night. The flash makes everything look so I will have to take better pics during the day. Sorry, these pics are much [email protected] than I thought they were
Here is what the front plate looks like installed.
Here you can see all of the Behringer controls are intact and how much space the fan has to draw in Air.
Here is a top pic so you can see the added boards, relay, and mods done. I hope this pic is better
And pics f how it looks sitting there. Yeah amps and processor all sit on top for cooling purposes. The PS3, Xbox, and Krell Showcase DVD/CD all sit in the cabinet below. Doesnt looks the best but it keeps the WAF high in my house. Hence why the Behringer mods were needed.
The center channel is there only temporarily until we can agree on a component rack we both like.
Here are my mods, I would like your thoughts folks.
So.... I:
1. Made a new face plate for it out of red cocobolo Wood, stainless, and a Blue LED. I installed it on the rack mount tabs so the face of the Behringer and its controls wouldn't have to be modified. And this also left enough room for the cooling fan air intake.
2. I replaced the on switch with a 12vlt DC x 15amp 125vlt AC relay and installed a 3.5mm mono jack. This so my Anthem could use its triggers to automatic turn it on during power up in using its delayed sequence. So all my wife has to do it power on the processor now and ACTION!
3. Built and installed a voltage divider circuit & fan control so I could run a 14dB 32cfm 12vlt PC fan. I did reverse the fan too to bring the cool air in through the front. This is plenty of air to keep things cool for movies but the amp starts getting [email protected] hot with music at Night Club loud volumes.
4. Installed a Blue LED pilot light on the fan circuit that lets me know the fan is running and to match my Anthems amps blue "On" light. I had to install a resistor pack to be able to put the 3.5vlt LED on the fan circuit so also installed a small pot as a dimmer to change the brightness.
5. And I forgot. I added some really nice feet to spice the looks up a bit.
And here are some quick pics I snapped last night. The flash makes everything look so I will have to take better pics during the day. Sorry, these pics are much [email protected] than I thought they were
Here is what the front plate looks like installed.

Here you can see all of the Behringer controls are intact and how much space the fan has to draw in Air.

Here is a top pic so you can see the added boards, relay, and mods done. I hope this pic is better

And pics f how it looks sitting there. Yeah amps and processor all sit on top for cooling purposes. The PS3, Xbox, and Krell Showcase DVD/CD all sit in the cabinet below. Doesnt looks the best but it keeps the WAF high in my house. Hence why the Behringer mods were needed.
The center channel is there only temporarily until we can agree on a component rack we both like.

