Amp On/Amp On Standby

[BluePotato]

Quick one out of curiosity - how do you leave your amp when not in use - powered on or on Standby? Read something the other night where someone basically left the thing constantly on regardless of whether was in use.

 

[nopiano]

Mine uses about 50 watts even on standby, so not at all 'green/eco' but then it was developed about 15 years ago. It means the blue lights go out, but that's about all the difference!

The upside is it sounds great immediately.

 

[chebby]

Mine stays in a state called 'network standby'. This means when I press the AirPlay symbol on iPhone or computer, the hi-fi springs to life and plays straight away (within a few seconds anyway) without having to make a new network connection every time.

It uses 0.4 of a Watt in standby mode.

 

[jjbomber]

Leave them on all the time. I want a hole in the ozone layer, I'm bl00dy freezing.

 

[hoopsontoast]

Turned off when not using, its only sensible.

When I have had class A valve amps that draw 200w+ at idle, you would notice that!

 

[jcarruthers]

I leave my Brio-R on all the time.

 

[richardw42]

Turned off when not using, its only sensible.

When I have had class A valve amps that draw 200w+ at idle, you would notice that!

blimey.

My speakers use about 9w each and I switch them off. Didn't realise how tight I was.