There is about 5 inches of room on top of the amp and nothing to the sides, front or back. It seems to have cooled down abit, or maybe my hands have developed callus's from touching it so frequently. Also my 950 just took a dump on me so I wonder if somehow that was or could have been a contributing factor. I must say though the customer service from outlaw is the best I have ever dealt with. I called them this morning about the 950 and received an email about 2 hours later saying a new one is in the mail.