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Today i got my electricity bill. OT? Well i got so pissed off i started checking what's on (standby) in my house. TV. Out. Computer monitor. Out. Hifi. Mmm isn't it more audiophool to leave everything on all the time? My gut tells me it's better to warm the amps up once and leave them on instead of warm up/cool down a couple of times a day.
I checked with the electricity meter in the hall, indeed it makes a difference so OFF go the CDP, the DAC, the main amp, two monoblocks for biamping. The two phono preamps stay ON of course :-)
Ok it's better for the environment and the ozone layer and all that stuff but i admit it's downright poverty that forces me to put out the amps. I'm spinning vinyl now, actually it doesn't sound bad to my ears. I should check with one of my test LPs to be sure. Maybe a bit gritty and direct compared to warmed up amps. Do you leave your (phono pre) amps on all the time?
"The torture never stops"Greetings Freek.
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Topic - Electricity bill blues - Munkie_NL 10:39:55 09/08/06 (41)
- Take the system off grid - Owen 02:50:21 09/10/06 (0)
- Not much choice - Atexanathome 09:18:29 09/09/06 (0)
- Got to be reasonable about it... - Abel McCain 03:53:13 09/09/06 (0)
- Something to chew on.....Dispelling an ugly urban myth..... - tubesforever 21:47:37 09/08/06 (5)
- Something to chew on..... - Owen 02:47:32 09/10/06 (0)
- I Completely disagree. Warm up has nothing to do with break-in. These are 2 separate issues... - Ray-o-Stat 08:50:41 09/09/06 (1)
- Hooray..... - damage k 09:19:24 09/09/06 (0)
- Almost agree - Dave Pogue 05:00:40 09/09/06 (0)
- Disagree..... - damage k 03:40:56 09/09/06 (0)
- Re: on and off - Bruce from DC 17:46:47 09/08/06 (0)
- Musical Fidelity kW Phono always on.......(nt) - Loud Listener 17:19:01 09/08/06 (0)
- Most stuff needs to be warm.... - damage k 16:04:00 09/08/06 (0)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - pass the peas 15:54:48 09/08/06 (0)
- Turntable's PSU, Phonostage and Preamp are always ON (nt) - Tawe 13:57:15 09/08/06 (0)
- SS preamps stay on all the time, tube amp and DAC are switched off. - Garth 13:35:08 09/08/06 (4)
- but - OMalley 06:08:01 09/09/06 (3)
- "the tape look out"? - Garth 07:37:38 09/09/06 (2)
- i hear what you are saying - OMalley 08:05:46 09/09/06 (1)
- Actually the tube stuff sounds good faster than the SS stuff. - Garth 12:03:09 09/09/06 (0)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - dadbar 12:58:43 09/08/06 (7)
- TV switch off grief..... - damage k 16:51:02 09/08/06 (0)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - Craiger56@aol.com 13:14:43 09/08/06 (3)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - dadbar 13:21:03 09/08/06 (2)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - Craiger56@aol.com 13:26:41 09/08/06 (1)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - dadbar 13:46:57 09/08/06 (0)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - KellyG 13:10:45 09/08/06 (1)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - dadbar 13:18:33 09/08/06 (0)
- Off - Craiger56@aol.com 12:42:34 09/08/06 (0)
- It takes less than a minute for circuits to come up to full power operation. - tubesforever 12:31:00 09/08/06 (0)
- Tell me about it... - DaveInVA 12:29:54 09/08/06 (0)
- Re: Electricity bill blues - derekva 12:21:16 09/08/06 (0)
- Vampire power - MylesJ 12:05:40 09/08/06 (0)
- I keep it all on all the time and everything uses juice, even the speakers. - Ray-o-Stat 11:57:48 09/08/06 (5)
- Me too -- except the Maggies of course... - JoeLip 19:06:18 09/08/06 (4)
- Wow... .are you sure..... - damage k 03:46:37 09/09/06 (3)
- That reminds me! - Ray-o-Stat 09:54:18 09/09/06 (2)
- Re: That reminds me! - JoeLip 14:44:06 09/09/06 (1)
- I guess a good 'ole tube tester would do the trick! /mt\ - Ray-o-Stat 20:51:17 09/09/06 (0)
- Everything stays on here when I am in town, except my tube amps. - Norm 11:33:04 09/08/06 (0)
- Nothing in my house stays on (some even disconnected because of lightning) unless I am using it. The hot water heater... - J. S. Bach 11:27:40 09/08/06 (0)
- Phono pres always on: Tubed, no. SS, yes. /nt\ - HenryH 10:45:40 09/08/06 (0)
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