How many switches do you have to flip the play a CD?

Harmony 1 universal remote will fix your flipping issues (assuming your gear has remote access). very easy to program as well. it's able to do multipal switching via a string of commands with one push of a button or touch screen.

been using mine for 3 years now. great product!

Mrtennis,

I'd call it a playful question. It just hit me a couple of weeks ago that I have to flip 7 switches from a cold start to play a CD! Not that it's a hardship, but I was wondering if a normal (read, "non-audiophile") person would put up with it. :-)

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To play any or all of my CD (files), I merely press one button on my iPad from my listening chair, and never have to move...Until my medicinal is requires refilling.

So it occurred to me the other day that I have to flip at least five switches to play a CD: one on each of my power amplifiers, one on my preamp, one on my digital to analog converter, one on the CD player (which I am only using as a transport) and another one on the DAC to make sure it's using the correct input.

What about powered subwoofers? I have two for the 2-channel system.

Instead of CD transport and separate DAC, for me it's turntable, phono stage, line stage, amplifier, and subs. Actually, since the subs are class D that automatically turn on when they receive signal, I just leave those on. I'd leave the phono and line stages on all the time but they're tubed units with NOS tubes, which I want to last as long as possible.

Then there's the 7.2 surround system--TV, AV Pre/pro, Blu-ray player, 5-channel amp, 2-channel amp for rear surround speakers, and two subs. Again, the subs have automatic turn-on but the rest of the components have to be turned on for use.