Leave the stereo powered on or turn off each night
polkrt3000p
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I was just wondering should I bother powering down my stereo each night. I started thinking doesnt work like a light bulb in a way, the more you turn it off and on the chances it will go out quicker. My upstairs stereo I tend to power down each night, while my main rig with all my Adcom amps I just leave them idle. (since I did not like the thump sound anyway that Adcoms tend to do when shutting down). Just wondering does it really matter, if in idle I would not think it would get too hot. Maybe I should leave my stereo on like I do downstairs. What do you guys do.
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Mine stays on with no ill affects.
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I don't mind leaving my preamp on, but I do turn my amp off if I'm not using it. It gets really hot, and I'm always willing to turn it on before use and let it warm up. For SS amps, shouldn't be an issue, although I personally wouldn't leave a class A, or high bias class A/B like mine on 24/7.
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Many, many threads on this subject. Use the search function for hours of reading pleasure, or pain, whatever the case may be !!!!If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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Many, many threads on this subject. Use the search function for hours of reading pleasure, or pain, whatever the case may be !!!!
I haven't seen any discussion on this topic in the last year. How long should a subject be avoided?
I turn mine off when I am not using it.Front - Polk LSiM 705, Center - Polk LSiM 704c, Rear - Polk LSi 7
Subwoofer - Epik Legend
Receiver (as Preamp) - Sony STR-DA3400 ES
Amplifier - Outlaw 7125
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Think about the environment
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My Carver 705x has been running 24/7 since I bought it 2 years ago. No issues. I turn off the Integra DTR 5.9 just because my universal remote turns everything off cause I am LAZY :biggrin:"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Either way. Leaving most SS equipment "on" (separates) is a fairly common practice here. Not much to worry about and may be better for it than jolting in ON and OFF all the time. But if you have tubes? Never leave those "unattended" for long periods of time, so OFF when not active!
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Either way. Leaving most SS equipment "on" (separates) is a fairly common practice here. Not much to worry about and may be better for it than jolting in ON and OFF all the time. But if you have tubes? Never leave those "unattended" for long periods of time, so OFF when not active!
cnh
My Cary manual says that I should leave the tubed pre on in stand-by mode, as B+ is not applied until engagement. Full operation within 1 minute . . . Nice
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My Cary manual says that I should leave the tubed pre on in stand-by mode, as B+ is not applied until engagement. Full operation within 1 minute . . . Nice
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Sorry about that! I should have been more specific. The problem is mainly for amp sections of a tube amp (also for integrateds) because of the power/voltages involved. Your pre is probably not drawing that much current while on something like a standby mode.
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polkfarmboy wrote: »Think about the environment
Hello, polkfarmboy. I don't mean to scoff at what you said but I couldn't help but chuckle a bit with regards to this comment. When it comes to music and achieving good sound? I personally could care less about the environment. Some of the gear that has rolled through these doors didn't sound precise, musical and fluid until three days of constantly being on. If one spends thousands of dollars to tens of thousands of dollars to achieve great sound, why would one thwart it by thinking of the environment and turning the gear off? There are other, more important things one can do to help the environment then just turning their gear off when not in use.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Turn on when using , turn off when not. Pretty simple if you ask me.
Leaving on does nothing for yeah other then run up your electric bill.Dan
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Hello, polkfarmboy. I don't mean to scoff at what you said but I couldn't help but chuckle a bit with regards to this comment. When it comes to music and achieving good sound? I personally could care less about the environment. Some of the gear that has rolled through these doors didn't sound precise, musical and fluid until three days of constantly being on. If one spends thousands of dollars to tens of thousands of dollars to achieve great sound, why would one thwart it by thinking of the environment and turning the gear off? There are other, more important things one can do to help the environment then just turning their gear off when not in use.
Tom
I just bought an Anthem d2 and I dont need to leave it on for 3 days to sound good -
Hello, polkfarmboy. I don't mean to scoff at what you said but I couldn't help but chuckle a bit with regards to this comment. When it comes to music and achieving good sound? I personally could care less about the environment. Some of the gear that has rolled through these doors didn't sound precise, musical and fluid until three days of constantly being on. If one spends thousands of dollars to tens of thousands of dollars to achieve great sound, why would one thwart it by thinking of the environment and turning the gear off? There are other, more important things one can do to help the environment then just turning their gear off when not in use.
Tom
There is a reason even utility companies are trying to get people to use less power...
That's a mighty selfish attitude you have there and unfortunately, you're not alone. Far too many people think it's not their problem. -
Turn on when using , turn off when not. Pretty simple if you ask me.
Leaving on does nothing for yeah other then run up your electric bill.
Hehe. Dan. This is where some of the heated debates seem to start. IMO, it's not really that simple. I guess it depends a lot on the gear one uses and how the gear sounds cold-vs- warmed up and where the optimal sound actually sounds, well...optimal. Any system can and will produce sound upon start up. Where the fine line comes is when you are really listening and not walking around the room or being distracted by other noise artifacts in the room and you start paying discrete attention to the imaging, placement, micro and macro details along with the overall sound stage. All of these can and will change when all of the gear is up to normal operating temperatures throughout the system. As always, your YMMV.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
polkfarmboy wrote: »I just bought an Anthem d2 and I dont need to leave it on for 3 days to sound good
But most tube gear sounds its best after having time to warm up, during which you may not actually be using it, so its not true in all cases.
TBH if your looking to go green you would be better suited to use CFL lightbulbs, replace your furnace and water heater with more efficient models, increase the R value of your walls and attic space as well as your windows with 2 or 3 pane from 1 pane... those changes impact both the enviorment and your wallet more than turning off a SS amp or even a tubed pre.....
That or just install solar panels, compost your poo and burn it for heat, stop showering to save water, grow your own food, use a bike to get around.... wait that kinda life would suck..... forget that!"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
polkfarmboy wrote: »I just bought an Anthem d2 and I dont need to leave it on for 3 days to sound good
No problem. Perhaps you don't listen as critically as I do. As mentioned before, not all gear takes as long as others. You might want to take the time to search on this forum "Odyssey".Upstatemax wrote:That's a mighty selfish attitude you have there and unfortunately, you're not alone.
Ouch! That's a little harsh don't you think? 1 highway light out of the billions or more across the U.S. draws more amps per night than my rig does sitting idle for quite some time. I think it's time to put some perspective on things. EndersShadow got my point. There is much more that one can do for the environment. Many of the things he mentioned, I have already done. Not only to feel more comfortable in my house but to save more money for my rig, some new music and other hobbies I enjoy.
I just thought I would comment....didn't mean to start a debate about energy and the environment. Enjoy the music. Tonight, I know I am.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
All types of auto racing, hell all types of racing should be banned till the time comes for all of racing to go electric!!
Ohhhhh that defeats the purpose as well. Guess we should just shut down the planet and live in the dark and all become sheep in the heard..
Hummm I wonder what a strip club would be like under candle light? I wonder if Yankee candle keeps their wax warm to liquid form 24/7?
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It is true we've seen this thread before but I just noticed that I'm 1 big hypocrite.I always shut off my 2-chl gear and the h/t
system and related sources have a stand by feature. Where I become this hypocrite is that I looked over to my Klipsch
subwoofer which indeed is an amplifier and this has never been turned off w/ the exception of an on coming lightening storm.
So as you will see it's going to be up to you whether to leave on or off and go by age of gear.Yes I still turn off everything but
the sub....2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E
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If you are referring to Tubes then yes I agree , Solid State no.Hehe. Dan. This is where some of the heated debates seem to start. IMO, it's not really that simple. I guess it depends a lot on the gear one uses and how the gear sounds cold-vs- warmed up and where the optimal sound actually sounds, well...optimal. Any system can and will produce sound upon start up. Where the fine line comes is when you are really listening and not walking around the room or being distracted by other noise artifacts in the room and you start paying discrete attention to the imaging, placement, micro and macro details along with the overall sound stage. All of these can and will change when all of the gear is up to normal operating temperatures throughout the system. As always, your YMMV.
TomDan
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No most tube gear , all tube gear.EndersShadow wrote: »But most tube gear sounds its best after having time to warm up, during which you may not actually be using it, so its not true in all cases.
TBH if your looking to go green you would be better suited to use CFL lightbulbs, replace your furnace and water heater with more efficient models, increase the R value of your walls and attic space as well as your windows with 2 or 3 pane from 1 pane... those changes impact both the enviorment and your wallet more than turning off a SS amp or even a tubed pre.....
That or just install solar panels, compost your poo and burn it for heat, stop showering to save water, grow your own food, use a bike to get around.... wait that kinda life would suck..... forget that!Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
To me, its all about how much heat the item makes and how much that will affect the lifespan of the unit. I leave my phono pre on 24/7 because it makes little/no heat. My DAC is always on also. My tube pre, my amps, my receivers, all get turned off. Obviously anything with tubes should be off when not in use. I am inclined to leave my CD players on 24/7, but I just don't because I don't trust that the laser diode is off when not in use and I don't want to shorten their lives.
I'm sure there is a change to the sound as things warm up, but most heat generating devices get up to temp fairly quickly and stabilize.For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore... -
Heat will shorten the lifespan of any electronic component with circuit boards. Off Off Off.Fronts:B&W 804 Diamonds, Center: B&W HTM2 Diamond, Surrounds: PolkAudio LSi F/X (4)
Subwoofer: HSU VTK3-MK3
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