Switched or Unswitched outlets--please

Puerto: I think you have it backwards. "Unswitched" means on all the time. At least that was what was meant back in the days of AC outlets on the rear panel of pre-amps and intergrated amplifiers.

I'm no "EXPERT", but, I'd suggest the cable box and vcr go in unswitched outlets.

Theduke: Thanks! I had a feeling after writing that piece that such was the case. You are right. To make it simple (which I should have done to begin with) is leave the items that are used the most frequently in an unswitched outlet and the reverse for all other pieces.

Thanks for getting that right!

In the end, Djones1915 has to decide what pieces of equipment he wants burning up power 24/7 and which ones are best left "off" until ready to use them. I found out the expensive way that leaving the monos on standby all the time racked up the power bill something fierce - they draw the same amount of current in standby as they do in use. That is a consideration.

Actually, my Furman has a power switch on the front and I simply turn it on and my equipment comes on then--whatever I had on when turned off--usually the monos, 5 channel, --the rest, I turn off before shutting down the Furman.

Is this wrong? I DO NOT want an electric bill any higher than it has to be??

BTW--my Cable DVR is plugged into a seperate power supply so I do not lose programmng when turning everyhing else off.

My amps are Bryston & seem to work fine right away without warm up time?