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Do you guys leave your solid state Integ Amps on all the time?
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my stuff is old.
I never turn it off.........
I never turn it off.........
Why do you want to leave it on 24x7?
Always ready.
No. It takes two seconds for my amps and DACs to operate at their best. There’s no reason to be wasting that energy and capacitor life.
For me, hitting the power button on the remote takes less than 1s. I see no reason why anyone would leave it on all the time. But I leave mt computer server on all the time.
You could Lose your Job if you inadvertently turned Any equipment Off at the ABC/BBC, EMI or Air studios just to name a few, unless the equipment had failed and needed to go to the service department 
There are arguments for both but InRush current when powering up is and can still be an issue, especially with less than ideally designed PSU's
A 'Filament' light globe that is Never turned off will vastly outlast one that is regularly turned off and on.
There are arguments for both but InRush current when powering up is and can still be an issue, especially with less than ideally designed PSU's
A 'Filament' light globe that is Never turned off will vastly outlast one that is regularly turned off and on.
I don't think the OP is referring to his/her workplace though.You could Lose your Job if you inadvertently turned Any equipment Off at the ABC/BBC, EMI or Air studios just to name a few, unless the equipment had failed and needed to go to the service department
There are arguments for both but InRush current when powering up is and can still be an issue, especially with less than ideally designed PSU's
A 'Filament' light globe that is Never turned off will vastly outlast one that is regularly turned off and on.
I lost a Denon AVR-590 AV receiver due to turn on. To put it into perspective, I had it on a power strip so that it was completely off, rather than in standby and apparently the surge killed the power supply. I lack the skills to fix an amp after the magic smoke has appeared.
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No. Waste of energy. And I haven’t had a failure in 20years.
Install a whole house surge protector.
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I leave the headphone amp on when my computer is on and off when my computer is asleep (via smart plug). AVR stays off on standby until needed and the power amps are on a control strip commanded by the AVR.
yup, inrush current on old equipment.
Like a light bulb that tends to pop when you turn it on................
An equalizer I am currently looking at (current production dbx) doesn't even have a switch, it is always on.
Like a light bulb that tends to pop when you turn it on................
An equalizer I am currently looking at (current production dbx) doesn't even have a switch, it is always on.
If your amp fries from inrush current when you turn it on, then that amp deserves to be fried.
Hmmm, with the greatest of respect, that's a very Short-sighted viewpoint.
There are Many reasons it can be a Problem and Not merely because of Poor Equipment. That may not help but has almost nothing to do with the actual Problem.
Might Not be a Problem in a 'Perfect World', with Perfect Mains power and with Perfectly loaded and Protected Mains transformers but not everyone lives in that environment and even really Good more modern equipment Could be affected after a Power Outage etc
If you are talking about power issues, that's power issues, it has nothing to do with the equipment, let alone leaving it on 24x7.Hmmm, with the greatest of respect, that's a very Short-sighted viewpoint.
There are Many reasons it can be a Problem and Not merely because of Poor Equipment. That may not help but has almost nothing to do with the actual Problem.
Might Not be a Problem in a 'Perfect World', with Perfect Mains power and with Perfectly loaded and Protected Mains transformers but not everyone lives in that environment and even really Good more modern equipment Could be affected after a Power Outage etc
If you have power issues then address that, what would leaving your equipment on 24x7 do for power issues?
Then again some of that stuff is just in standby unless you cut power access.....I'd only do a disconnect for very long absences, tho.Nope, turn stuff off when not in use....just the way I was raised
Sorry, I feel you have misunderstood my reference to poor power and power failures.
But no bother, it's been a tough day and I can't be bothered arguing or trying to explain the reference.
'Good' equipment can be damaged, (not just stuff that apparently Should be Fried), irrespective of your belief, especially if it has Big transformers and large discharged Caps'.
I'll leave it with you, don't believe me just do some Googling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inrush_current
https://hyteps.com/power-quality/inrush-current/
But no bother, it's been a tough day and I can't be bothered arguing or trying to explain the reference.
'Good' equipment can be damaged, (not just stuff that apparently Should be Fried), irrespective of your belief, especially if it has Big transformers and large discharged Caps'.
I'll leave it with you, don't believe me just do some Googling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inrush_current
https://hyteps.com/power-quality/inrush-current/
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