Just Wondering, On or Off

Drumingman
Drumingman Posts: 348
edited February 2006 in Electronics
I leave my electronics on all the time.
This keeps them at a constant temp
and helps from problems that could arise
when they are cycled on and off.
You know, heating and cooling, expansion
and contraction that can also lead to problems
within circuits.
I was wondering if others followed this practice.

What say you?
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2006
    This has been visited many times..
    do a search and you will find your answers grasshopper..!!
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2006
    Drumingman wrote:
    I leave my electronics on all the time.
    This keeps them at a constant temp
    and helps from problems that could arise
    when they are cycled on and off.
    You know, heating and cooling, expansion
    and contraction that can also lead to problems
    within circuits.
    I was wondering if others followed this practice.

    What say you?


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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited February 2006
    Turn OFF your electronics and let rest in PEACE !!!! :D
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,793
    edited February 2006
    Al, what flavor?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2006
    Mud Pie?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2006
    I leave my amps on...
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited February 2006
    Make a judgement call based on you electric bill.
    Mine is off till needed.
    I like the whole ritual of turning it on and off, watching everything power up and down is kind of sensual.
    I like to watch.
    Skynut
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited February 2006
    Skynut wrote:
    I like the whole ritual of turning it on and off, watching everything power up and down is kind of sensual.
    I like to watch.

    :D Me too, and during that initial surge when all the amps are switching on, there is a bit of a light show, everything dims for a fraction of a second....Really Cool :rolleyes:
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited February 2006
    I asked our esteemed Polk Guru this question and he said that he'd tried it both ways with only one noticeable difference - the room temperature was warmer with everything on all the time ;)

    He also said something that kind of stuck with me - he compared gear to lightbulbs. When do lightbulbs blow most often? When you turn them on, right? This made perfect sense to me as my Rotel amp died right after I turned it on - click - pop - dead.

    I leave my Parasound on all the time but I shut down my tube CDP when I'm not using it as I feel this would shorten the lives of the tubes.

    Do whatcha wanna do :)
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2006
    I leave my DAC on, just for convenience, it has no power switch. Everything else gets powered down.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited February 2006
    i leave my avr on just turn off the display
    i usualy put everything else into standby.
    ELECTRONICS
    arcam cd93
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    MC2 MC450
    Teac ud h01 DAC


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