Mark Lanctot;161079 Wrote: > It's never really powered off, only idle. All components remain powered > at all times. Well I suppose the audio circuitry isn't passing current > because it's not playing back, but the situation is the same in a CD > player that's on but not playing anything. > > > > Consumption is minimal even when it's playing back. > > > > Theoretically the VFD inverter is noisy. However great attempts have > been made to isolate it as much as possible - it has its own power > supply physically separate from the rest of the circuitry. > > I have not read a single comment about the VFD affecting the sound in > any perceptible way. You can try tests if you like, simply turn the > display to brightness 0 (i.e. off). Turning the brighntess up from low > to medium to bright ought to have little effect, the largest effect > would be between dark and bright - and again no one's reported any > sonic differences.
I hear no difference between 0 or full brightness, but it's the holidays and I'm always full of "cheer" so you might not want to take my word for it :-) -- tomjtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30456 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
