Assuming no auto-shutoff (most powered speakers don't have that feature), I also have wondered about this issue considering that I have zero education in electronics. I have asked a few different sources and gotten different answers. The consensus seems to be that if the apeaker is on, it consumes electricity and as you raise the volume of the music, the consumption goes up.
However to clarify what I have been told, even when no music is flowing but the speakers are on, you are consuming a lot of electricity. The speakers have no "standby" mode. As to what is "a lot", that depends on how much you can afford to spend on your electric bill and how big your conscience is regarding global warming and saving the planet. You can run outside to your meter with a stopwatch and time the difference with the speakers off, then on with no music, then on with music playing at a normal listening level and then decide to turn them off when not using. I turn mine off by habit because I am obsessed with saving eletricity (you know like when you were a kid and your dad told you to turn off the lights when you leave a room). I use Yamaha HS80M 8" Powered Studio Monitors and they sound GREAT!!! My brother is an audiophile and he says my speakers sound better than anything he has heard before. If you don't have a mixer (get a Mackie if you can) then at least get an ART Cleanbox (not the Cleanbox II which is a totally different product) and use XLR cables. -- mortslim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40389 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
