Amp powered day and night

Montoya
Montoya Posts: 506
edited March 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I recently purchased a Carver 1.0T and being a noob I wasn't sure if it is recommended to leave it on 24/7 or is it better to turn it off when not in use? Also I have it powering the sub portion of a set of RTI-12's and my receiver (Pioneer Elite 81TXV) is powering the upper half of the speaker is this the best configuration or should I run the jumper and power them by the Carver completely?
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited March 2008
    I leave my amp on 24/7, but you'll probably get a pretty even mix of people who turn it off vs. leave it on. As to powering the speakers, I'd personally just use the amp and leave the receiver out of the mix.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited March 2008
    My PSW303 has an auto function, so, it only comes on with a signal? I would recommend shutting it off w/out an auto function. But only because of GREMLINS!
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited March 2008
    Well I was going to plug it into the switched power plug on the back of the pioneer but I think it drains to much power to do that and it could damage my receiver and amp. Would it be ok to use the switched power supply on the back of the receiver to power the amp? This would turn off the amp whenever the receiver goes off and vise a versa.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited March 2008
    I leave my HT external amps on 24/7. 2 ch setup I turn off only because it is a hands on setup.

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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited March 2008
    Okay so if they are on 24/7 is it normal for the amp to be warm even when it hasn't been used all day?
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  • honda cber
    honda cber Posts: 267
    edited March 2008
    Montoya wrote: »
    Okay so if they are on 24/7 is it normal for the amp to be warm even when it hasn't been used all day?

    well, yes. it is still using electricity. a transformer produces heat as a byproduct of operation. if there arent fans on your amp, you are most likely fine to leave it on. i would probably shut it down if you are going to be away for awhile, but for daily use, you might as well leave it powered. even with tubes--- radio transmitters, for example, may stay on for years at a time.

    right now, all of my stereo equipment is powered down. however, the mixer and rack in my small studio havent been powered down since the last power outage. i only shut the power amps and computer down because the fans pack dust in there, even when it is idle.

    also, i think it is reasonable to note that some equipment takes a little time (sometimes tens of minutes) to stabilize after power-on. tube equipment and condenser mics, in particular, IME. i have a guitar amp (tubed and wired on tagboard; no pcb) that is somewhat brittle and flat sounding on a cold start, but sounds progressively warmer and smoother over the next 20-30 minutes--- it begins to break up a little earlier, and may even drop in volume by just a hair.

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2008
    Always on or Auto in my setup
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited March 2008
    I turn mine off. Another useless post from me.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    The fireman told me to turn all my amps off next time.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited March 2008
    I see it as more of a waste to leave everything on. It takes very little effort to flick a switch and turn it on so why not turn it off. It'll help slightly with your hydro bill too ;) My amps will heat my room up substantially if I don't turn them off, but probably not as large of a problem with the carver.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2008
    Montoya wrote: »
    Well I was going to plug it into the switched power plug on the back of the pioneer but I think it drains to much power to do that and it could damage my receiver and amp. Would it be ok to use the switched power supply on the back of the receiver to power the amp? This would turn off the amp whenever the receiver goes off and vise a versa.

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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited March 2008
    Thanks guys for all the responses.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited March 2008
    jakelm wrote: »
    DO NOT PLUG IT INTO YOUR RECIEVER!!!!

    What he said.
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    "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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