the old amps on question for a differnt amp

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
edited May 2012 in Electronics
What I'm getting at is we had a do or don't when it comes to leaving your amps on.I was at my desk and the way it is positioned I could just about see the rear of my sub. It's on constantly,does this count as an amp on or are we talking two different processes here.I believe it is a form of power amplifier which again stays on all the time. Does anyone ever shut down their pwrd subs as a rule or just when going on vacation or other extended peroids of timeor maybe never.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2012
    I turn my sub on maybe 3-4 times a year. There just are not that many movies that really need a sub.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited May 2012
    a lot of subs have auto on/off, so they turn on when a signal is detected, and they turn off when a signal hasn't been detected for some predetermined amount of time.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited May 2012
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    a lot of subs have auto on/off, so they turn on when a signal is detected, and they turn off when a signal hasn't been detected for some predetermined amount of time.
    Well, not really "off", but a lower power "standby" state...
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited May 2012
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Well, not really "off", but a lower power "standby" state...

    Correct. There has to be an electrical component active to detect the signal, and generally a there is a light to let you know whether it's "on" or not, but the important part is that the actual amplifier is off when in that standby state.
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