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What are the Do's & Donts on Hi Fi components

Just wanted to know what are the basic rules for operating good Hi Fi gear.
Ive been told that its best to turn your cd player on before your amp & to turn off your amp before the cd player ?
Is this correct ? Any other tips ?

Cheers,
Peter

Musical Fidelity A308 CD Player
Musical Fidelity A308 Integrated Amp
Dynaudio 1.3 SE with Dynaudio Stands
Kimber Monocle XL
Kimber KS 1030
thestrokes9626
ohlala
1,235 posts
 
The turn on/off sequence is correct, but I've never owned a CDP that made any turn on/off noise, so at least in my case it is inconsequential. The preamp, otoh, is much more naughty.

To add a tip - turn your amp off before un/hooking your speaker cables.
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
My preference (with all solid state gear that is not class A and therefore not hot during idle) is to leave it all on all of the time, with the volume at minimum and an unused input selected.
It is only turned off if I'm away for a few days or if there's an electrical storm.
When turning on work from the source towards the speakers, as you stated.
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
Where's Marco??? He could have a blast with this one!
slappy
903 posts
 
DO have a goal when establishing yer gear, and dont just buy the latest and greatest.
Make sure your gear works good together, or you might have a 20k system that you have a hard time enjoying

Also, dont get a roomate that totally screws you over, or you might have to sell yer whole rig like me.

hahahahha
rsbeck
887 posts
 
Leave all you stuff on all the time -- sounds better. I've also heard that turning the stuff off and on causes more wear and tear than leaving it on all the time.
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