Leave it on?


I just listened to Paul McGowan explain that turning SS equipment on and off degrades the capacitors from the tiny power surge and that leaving SS equipment on ALL THE TIME is best. What do you do? 

maprik

@nutty “Naim recommends …. 24/7”

Nothing against Naim (their sales slogan, “You are nothing without a Naim” was however pure nonsense) but manufacturers will swing or exploit anything to sell their products. Market perception is easily tweaked.

Yes, one amplifier left on will only have a minute minimal effect on the environment. However, if we all multiply that “effect” exponentially with trillions of products on standby then the “effect” becomes huge. For Naim to say this is not a good sales pitch. Maybe they could be honest and put in a disclaimer and say, “With so many Naims burning natural resources unnecessarily, we could add to and end up with no one having any names”

We are all by our individual choice’s either become a problem, or a solution.

l leave you with two very important and getting closer words…. “Tipping Point”

The title of a 1970s Moody Blues album springs to mind, “A Question of Balance”

Off = Tube power amp, tube preamp, tube SSX Foz sound expander, field coil speakers power supply

On = Everything else.  DAC, Sub, Streamer, Roon core, EtherRegan/clock, LPS’s, power conditioners 

The above is a fair example of my example. Choices… Are you problem or solution orientated, or even care?
Burning the midnight oil, but in another guise…. A serial power killer.
Let’s leave all the lights on too. Saves turning them off and on again. 

I drive a gas guzzling 4 wheel drive pickup with a 36 gallon tank.

I ride loud motorcycles.

I own guns.

I leave my SS amp, DAC and phono preamp on 24/7.

I guess I am the problem.