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Hi Guys,Know that this question has probably been asked to death. Per my cd player's manual...on standby mode...display is turned off and output is muted but all of the circuitry remains powered. Seems to me it's like being ON all the time. Is this pretty much standard of standby mode for most cd players?
Most recommend leaving players on standby mode if cd player has that feature. My main concern is wearing out the parts e.g. capacitors etc etc. Not worried about the display as it's turned off on standby mode anyway.
Summers can get as high as 90F...cd player gets quite warm on standby...any problem with that?
What do you think? Worth leaving on standby for that extra bit of "better" SQ? Or will powering the unit on and off once a day be ultimately worse for it's longevity.
Thanks
Edits: 09/17/15Follow Ups:
The main reason for leaving CD players on permanently dates back to the era when resistor "ladders" set the voltage levels for digital/analogue conversion. As resistors' actual values vary according to temperature then the latter has to be consistent. Temperature stability takes time to establish from cold hence leaving the player switched on in some form was (is) essential.If your player relies upon a resistor ladder then the above holds the answer. Otherwise it is not so straightforward. If immediate full performance is expected each time you wish to play a disc then leave it on. If you are prepared t wait a period (say a nominal hour+) for the equipment to approach optimum operating temperature then you can switch it off.
However the shock of being turned on and off repeatedly can cause component failure as much (more?)as leaving it permanently powered up. At least that is what I have been given to understand.
There are ,of course, use of energy/global warming issues to consider as well.
To answer your summer temperature question, I do not know what your CD player is or its optimum operating temperature. But to give you some idea my own DAC's operating temperature is circa 48C (read internally close to the converter itself - my machine has direct temperature readout). That's around 118F. That also explains why it takes a long time to reach the correct temperature from cold.
Edits: 09/17/15
@PAR...Thanks for your help!
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