Mark Lanctot;204794 Wrote: > Actually this is better for the amp - electronics usually fail at > start-up. On/off cycles are hard due to component heating and cooling > stresses plus power surges as components go from off to full power. > > However, you could put the amp on a timer timed just before the > Squeezebox alarm. Also if the amp has an IR input you could try an IR > blaster.
Be careful, class A amps do not benefit from being on 24/7. Class A amps will run hotter under no load than they do when actually being used and as a result the components will degrade over time and eventually fail, just like my poor MF A1000 did when I left it on for a couple of years. When I returned it for repair and called to see what the prognosis was, the first thing the repair guy said was "you've left this thing powered on and not being used for long periods of time, haven't you?" Mind you, that's not to say that it wouldn't have failed switching it on and off every time I used it either. -- killie99 Primare D30.2 CD player, MF 24/96 DAC, MF A1000 Amp, Impulse H2 speakers oh, and an SB3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ killie99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8337 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35616 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
