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
Ok, mine does not do Class A amplification. I think I'll try to turn it
off when I leave home. To save energy. But I'll keep leaving it powered
on at night.
It's nice to have some radiostation to wake me up in the morning. Works
a lot better than an alarm clock.
(I have a traditional alarm
I have my 'amp'
(http://www.marantz.com/new/index.cfm?fuseaction=Products.ArchProductcont=eubus=hftype=ampprod_id=119)
switched on 24/7. Apart from contributing to global warming and to my
electricity bill, is this harmful in any way? For the amp?
(I use my squeezebox as an alarm clock)
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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
Having the amp on 24/7 versus turning it off and on is like most things
in the world. There are advantages and disadvantages for each, so pick
your poison.
The advantage to 24/7 powering is the amp is always warmed up and ready
to go. Some argue this gives the best sound quality. There is also
Mark Lanctot;204794 Wrote:
Also if the amp has an IR input you could try an IR blaster.
And if it doesn't, and your player is a Squeezebox 2 or Squeezebox v3,
you could build a relay for the AMP Switch (or do as another user
recently has, and build an IR-controlled relay to work with IR
