05-Mar-2018, 21:23
I am not in favour of leaving my two Phantoms and the Dialog on standby all time. Dialog, e.g. gets really hot to the hand.
My Golds are plugged into a Duet Power Center which has a button to separete the unit from the grid (PS Audio) and the Dialog into a wall socket. At night I first power down the Golds and then unplug the Dialog. An hour or so before listening I first power up the Golds, let them find each other for one minute and then plug the Dialog. Until now all three have found each other without further adoo.
That's not so much for the waste of energy but to prolong their life time. Some electronic components age faster when heat stressed permanently, AFAIK. If I am wrong, please correct me.
My Golds are plugged into a Duet Power Center which has a button to separete the unit from the grid (PS Audio) and the Dialog into a wall socket. At night I first power down the Golds and then unplug the Dialog. An hour or so before listening I first power up the Golds, let them find each other for one minute and then plug the Dialog. Until now all three have found each other without further adoo.
That's not so much for the waste of energy but to prolong their life time. Some electronic components age faster when heat stressed permanently, AFAIK. If I am wrong, please correct me.
