Every Audiophile's Turn-on


The Germans have a phrase "es ist sehr kompliziert" to refer, usually, to the complexity involved in turning on a mature audiophile system (LOL).
SO, this thread is devoted to the topic of turning on your audiophile system.
Suggest the following procedure for providing comparative information; Agoners can use the figures to determine where they stand on a range from "simple" to "ridiculous."
Here are the categories:
1. Number of component boxes (no loudspeakers)
2. Number of remotes
3. Button strikes necessary to complete the system turn-on
4. Total time (start to finish, including delays) necessary to enable all functions within your system
Here's my score:
1. 9 boxes to handle internet, TV, music collection, and video collection
2. 6 remotes
3. 20 button strikes to enable entire system
4. 1:15 minutes/seconds each time started
This is a stereo system that uses as many automated triggers as possible. The final summary is, therefore:
9/6/20/1:15
Let me know how your system turn-on compares.
And perhaps a COMPETITION is in order. I leave it to my fellow Agoners to decide whether the longest, most complex turn-on is the winner (= most toys and flexibility) or the simplest and shortest wins (gets to the media fastest).
AND, I believe that KDude66 told me that he would provide a Lyngdorf 3400 to the winner...
...but, maybe, we should check with KDude about that (LOL)...

craigl59

Showing 6 responses by craigl59

folkfreak:
Impressive; the boxes build up after a while, don’t they? Assume you keep it in standby as much as possible. I use a Furman LPC Elite to keep all box power either switched or unswitched in order to help startup.

rar1:

Neat and elegant; we have an early leader in the shortest turn-on category...

tls49:

Thread participants decide whether simplest is best or more complicated wins. State your preference and we’ll tally the votes.

Like the Google Home option; have one but have never gotten it connected to the audio stuff. Works great for the phone and sports scores however...

teo_audio:

Do you keep the computer on all of the time? Find this takes several button strikes in my setup. Also, compared the two systems I use and the 5-channel one is more automated and requires less turn-on time than the stereo setup. The stereo setup is much more HEA and the Oppo 105 player injects additional complexity.

Schroeder:

Think you're right, let's agree on this;

The system wants to reach its bliss.

If boxes cold and lifeless lie,

A button switch is worth a try.

uberwaltz:
ULTIMATELY, there can only be one!
One big box with a single input (network at ridiculous speed) and two outputs (HDMI and speaker connectors).
In the box will be an operating system, a software media center (like Roon or JRiver), a software preamp with sophisticated room correction, all leading to a powerful class D amplifier. May or may not have internal SSD memory for storing purchased downloads. The MQA crowd would like to keep all copy protected...
All controls are handled with ergonomic friendliness through the HDMI monitor/TV. And all will be turned on with ease by a single voice command.
Perhaps the power supply is a very big wall wart.
Will and when it be built? Who knows...
...BUT IF IT IS, it will be BLACK.

Elizabeth:
Can understand your reticence; you don't after all, have much time left after this process...