Help! Pre amp turning on by itself.

@winoguy17 

@larsman 

Wino, before I even got done reading your post I already anticipated larsmans response.

You have to admit some of these responses were pretty funny.

On a serious note; my wife has the same issue with her iPad. She'll charge it, turn it off, unplug it. But damn if the next morning she's down to 20 percent on her battery . Different technologies, but similar frustrations. 

Hope it's just your remote. Good luck.

Stop having sex in front of the preamp. It can't help but get turned on.

Some time ago I had a similar problem with a Meridian CD player.  I came to the conclusion that the cause was sunlight, filtered a little by a window at an angle to the rack, hitting the IR receptor.  The problem never occured when the sun had moved on and no longer shone on the rack.

This may have nothing to do with your problem ofcourse. 

If it is external blocking the IR sensor should help confirm.  

 The odd thing is the remote is in the drawer of a small end table when Im not using it. Not sure how it could be the culprit, but following advice of manufacturer. Other issue is it generally happens once a week, so it could be a while before I can draw any conclusion. It can happen in the morning or afternoon. Came out at 4 A.M. yesterday and it was on.  Just odd...

Thanks for your input oddiofyl.