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  • How many of you turn off your recievers when you're not using them?

    Just curious what you guys do.

    Any reasons for or against leaving them on?

    -Dimitri
    "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: His eyes are closed"
    --- Albert Einstein


    "Drag racing is for people that don't know how to brake and downshift at the same time."

  • #2
    You're talking about audio receivers, I assume.

    I turn mine off when I'm not using it, because that saves power.

    Circuits age and degrade. Electricity wears out fets over time.
    On the other hand, if your power-supply isn't great, or your amp circuits aren't very intelligently designed, then turning the power on can be a damaging experience. Sometimes the circuits are built in such a way that it's possible for the input signal to reach the amp circuitry before it's powered on, and that can be <B>very</B> bad.
    Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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    • #3
      I leave the reciever is standby, unless I go out of town.

      Jammrock
      “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
      –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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      • #4
        I turn off my low-end Yamaha Pro-Logic reciever, because I barely ever use it. Just the once every few weeks movie or something.

        Anywaz, time to go looking for a Dolby Digital/Pro Logic II reciever. Pro Logic sounds like crap (muddied sound, especially at the rear).
        Primary system specs:
        Asus A7V266-E | AthlonXP 1700+ | Alpha Pal8045T | Radeon 8500 | 256mb Crucial DDR | Maxtor D740X 40gb | Ricoh 8/8/32 | Toshiba 16X DVD | 3Com 905C TX NIC | Hercules Fortissimo II | Antec SX635 | Win2k Pro

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        • #5
          My crappy Technics doesn't have a standby. I tended to leave it on, but I turned if off last night. For me, it's kind of a "if I get around to it" thing....

          -D
          "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: His eyes are closed"
          --- Albert Einstein


          "Drag racing is for people that don't know how to brake and downshift at the same time."

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          • #6
            Stereo goes on standby, TV goes off. I could leave the TV on standby as well, were it not that apparently my TV is a fire hazard when left on standby
            Jordâ„¢

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            • #7
              My computer is on 24/7
              The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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              • #8
                If its got a standby mode, us that or turn if off.

                No sense in leaving the amps fully powered up when you aren't using it.. it just reduces the lifespan of your receiver.

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                • #9
                  "reduces the lifespan of your reciever"

                  I wish it were over already! It was only meant to be a temporary thing, but it's taking so long it's almost permanent!

                  -D
                  "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: His eyes are closed"
                  --- Albert Einstein


                  "Drag racing is for people that don't know how to brake and downshift at the same time."

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                  • #10
                    I leave my Hi-Fi system on all the time, it always sounds better once it's warmed up so to avoid the wait I just keep it on

                    In case anyones interested it comprises or :-

                    Linn Axis / Basik / K9 - Turntable / Arm /Catridge
                    Naim CD3 - CD Player
                    Naim NAC92 / NAP90 - Pre / Power Amp
                    Epson ES11 - Speakers

                    Plus cables, stands etc.
                    When you own your own business you only have to work half a day. You can do anything you want with the other twelve hours.

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