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In Reply to: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? posted by Elizabeth on June 5, 2011 at 01:08:55:
for casual listening and tubes when I wish to luxuriate in the sound.
Yep, for us power-consicious, it is a bit of a pain.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - Elizabeth 01:08:55 06/05/11 (47)
- I use solid state with low idle power consumption - jedrider 14:19:18 06/08/11 (0)
- A Lot of the things mentioned were taken care of quickly - ChadHahn 11:33:00 06/08/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - IEaudiodude 12:19:58 06/07/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - rick_m 08:55:14 06/07/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - kurt s 21:28:27 06/06/11 (0)
- Two Responses: a few hours is all VS yes it takes all day or more so leave on 24/7 - Elizabeth 17:19:16 06/06/11 (1)
- Amps sound better when left on 24/7. No big surprise here. * - gme109 19:20:58 06/06/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - dadbar 12:26:41 06/06/11 (0)
- Wrong end of the telescope: Love the music more and electronics less? - mr grits 20:20:52 06/05/11 (6)
- You are right! I guess i am just in constant critical listening there... nt - Elizabeth 09:15:28 06/06/11 (5)
- I noticed that my 7BSST2's take a while to warm up - AbeCollins 11:30:32 06/06/11 (4)
- RE: I noticed that my 7BSST2's take a while to warm up - Joeinid 20:47:33 06/06/11 (1)
- RE: I noticed that my 7BSST2's take a while to warm up - AbeCollins 07:58:25 06/07/11 (0)
- So are they keepers? * - gme109 19:47:55 06/06/11 (1)
- Too early to tell - AbeCollins 20:18:45 06/06/11 (0)
- "Why can't manufacturers make them sound great straight off?" - E-Stat 16:43:10 06/05/11 (0)
- Maybe your right about it being capacitors. . . . - jnr 14:01:15 06/05/11 (0)
- About 45-60 minute warm-up in my experience - Alex F. 13:50:48 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - Jack D II 13:49:18 06/05/11 (0)
- There are two solutions - mbnx01 13:18:02 06/05/11 (0)
- There must be something wrong with the amp...nt - Frihed89 10:24:30 06/05/11 (0)
- If you're worried about saving energy, there are some very good digital amps out there - gme109 09:46:17 06/05/11 (0)
- Buy a tube amp, they will usually stabilize in a few hours - gme109 09:24:17 06/05/11 (0)
- The old Mark Levinson ML2s were notorious for needing extensive warmup. Spectral also, great amps - cfb 08:46:40 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - onemug 08:23:28 06/05/11 (1)
- Thermal mass of the device itself - AbeCollins 16:10:12 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Some manufacturers provide a shortcut... - waynes 08:04:42 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - stereo5 07:52:21 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - Jack G 07:51:28 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - srdavis2000 06:04:24 06/05/11 (3)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - gme109 10:16:33 06/05/11 (2)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - srdavis2000 10:23:28 06/05/11 (1)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - gme109 10:32:22 06/05/11 (0)
- Don't you have a current measuring thingy? - tweakk 06:03:14 06/05/11 (11)
- 170-watts at idle... - AbeCollins 16:01:48 06/05/11 (10)
- That could add-up 24/7...nt - tweakk 16:03:24 06/05/11 (9)
- Yes it can. At 24/7, about $12/mo @ 10-cents per KWh - AbeCollins 16:05:00 06/05/11 (8)
- Don't forget extra AC costs for hot amps - Daverz 16:20:49 06/05/11 (7)
- Holy crap! - E-Stat 17:02:10 06/05/11 (6)
- Now, wait just a minute, 500 watts running 24/7 would cost $46.00 a month in my area. Before A/C costs. - cfb 19:12:31 06/05/11 (5)
- Your amp would be $158.40 per month here..... - Terry P 17:38:27 06/07/11 (0)
- My rate is also $.10 / kwh -nt - E-Stat 06:16:44 06/06/11 (3)
- His rate is more like 12.7 cents per KWh, based on his numbers - AbeCollins 07:15:16 06/06/11 (2)
- I was simply - E-Stat 07:31:19 06/06/11 (1)
- RE: I was simply - AbeCollins 07:43:56 06/06/11 (0)
- The gear is factory set-up and calibrated after warm up. n/t - reuben 04:03:44 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Electronics that sound great only after long time turned on? Shortcut exist? - b.l.zeebub 01:32:58 06/05/11 (0)
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- I use solid state with low idle power consumption - jedrider 14:19:18 06/08/11 (0)