Amp — Leave on or turn off
I always turned my Benchmark AHB2 amp off after use every night. After all, why is there an on off switch on the front panel if not to do that? Last night I accidentally left it on. This morning, when I played my first record, I couldn’t believe my ears. The same record I played last night sounded infinitely better. I tried a second record and that, too, was much better.
I know there’s a debate on the question of leaving an amp on all the time.
I now know where I stand!
Hello Hickamore The manual on my FW F3 from Nelson Pass states - "I do not personally see a reason to run the amplifier all the time, but you can do that if you want to ". "Also, at 200 watts it makes economic sense to shut the amplifier off if you aren't planning on using it for the rest of the day". I'm sure this recommendation follows on my F5 and XA25. All of course running in full Class A. |
@bigtwin -- Amen.
Other members that have chimed in know a lot more than I do, but the only thing I would add is this...If you do plan on leaving your electrical components on 24/7, make sure your Homeowners Insurance Policy is paid each month and hope that a Fire Department station is near your house. As some of us unfortunatley know, sh*t happens. |
I used to have an Adcom GFA-555 that I left on all the time. |
It is, as many stated, amp specific. I will add that it is also user specific. In my case the weekends are my music time, so my system is off all week. When I get home Friday night, I turn everything on and leave it until my weekend is over. My Macintosh gear always sounds better by Sunday. Could be the bourbon helps some. I am going to do more studies. Wish me luck. |
