Amp — Leave on or turn off

Our contribution to pollution by leaving our amplifiers on can’t even be measured. I’m not saying we don’t need to be conscious about it, but the environmentalists on this thread…you guys are barking up a wrong tree.

I agree with the underlying idea, here. Environmental consciousness is critical -- so critical that it need to be done thoughtfully, not with haphazard gestures that distract from the problem by offering an ineffectual solution. There’s a good website here, and it might be easy to just consider some tradeoffs. Instead of unplugging and amp, how about turning up your fridge by 1 degree -- or your heat/cooling by 1 degree? See how those things add up and live as you want. Of course, if you skip a plane flight once in a while, well, that puts a lot back in your kitty. And if you want, buy carbon offsets.

@bigtwin 

Yep!

@bigtwin lol

great thread by @rvpiano as always.

look…no matter our political beliefs, we share passion for this hobby. But some make repeated attempts to bring devision even into these pages. 

@hilde45 👍👍 thanks for the link

All ya need to do is leave your amp on for a day or two.  Get yourself a good cheap thermometer and lay it near the hottest part of your amp (heat sinks).

Check the temp  and remember.  Let amps cool as a normal part of listening.

Check cold temp and then redo checking temp until it gets to above temp.

Now you can turn your amp off and know how long it will take to get to proper operational temperature.  Win-win.  You're welcome.