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Keeping your Pass Labs Amplifier on all the time

Hello Fellow Audiogoners.

My electric bills are quite high with an average of $150.00
per month in the winter time.
Has anyone tried using your amplifier in the stand-by mode, rather then keeping it turned on all the time?
I own a Pass Labs 350.5 amplifier.

Advice would be appreciated.
alan2
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zavato
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I keep my pass int-150 on standby. If I will be away a couple of days it gets unplugged

Serious listening requires 1 hr warm up. Until then, I still listen and have never left the room screaming in horror
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needfreestuff
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XA160.5 keep them on standby it only takes about 20 minutes for warmup. Best of Luck
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audiolabyrinth
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I agree, not really any difference between leaving amps on or off, still takes an hour to sound good, I keep my amp completly off, fire it up from cold, i do this to save on capacitor life more than the power bill.
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audiolabyrinth
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I agree, not really any difference between leaving amps on or off, still takes an hour to sound good, I keep my amp completly off, fire it up from cold, i do this to save on capacitor life more than the power bill.
oilmanmojo
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I keep in standby mode until Friday morning then leave on through weekend since I listen a lot on weekends. It does sound better after a couple of hours. I have the xa30.8
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