03-Sep-2015, 21:37
(03-Sep-2015, 13:09)nikwest Wrote: I got a response from support that power consumption is 7W for a Phantom when it is not playing music. I kind of doubt it as it is still kind of hot at the back. I'll buy a power consumption meter and test for myself.
They Wish.
My 2 Silver Phantoms and Dialogue use 38w when idle. This does go up and down slightly plus or minus 2 watts. 7w is the Dialogue, 15.5 watt per phantom.
They are VERY efficient when playing - using 45w up to 90w for all three. 90w is very loud in my room.
Idle consumption is not great. I can't believe there is no automated standby after 30 minutes. I am a bit anal with power consumption I even turn my broadband router off every night when I go to bed. The Phantoms using 38w 24 hours a day is making me twitch uncontrollably.
Unlike Frank F1Eng - if I unplug my dialog and phantoms at bedtime, by the time I come home from work, it loses all it's settings and the next time I start spark I have to go through the whole set up again. This may be because I am out the house for longer?
Still haven't made my mind up about the sound quality, haven't done much listening in the last few days, but I am sure there is a change in balance particularly at low volumes.