Leave system on or power everything down?


Hi All,

I know this is a frequent topic. But I'm looking for all of your expert advice on this. My HT system consists of:

Krell Foundation 4K - processor

Earthquake Cinenova Grande 5 channel power amp

DENAFRIPS Ares II 12th - DAC

4 SVS SB4000 subs

The wife and I only use our theater room Friday through Sunday. Monday through Thursday we just hang out in our living room. 

Since the HT system is off 4 days straight, I have recently started to turn all master power switches to off on the Krell, Earthquake, DENAFRIPS, and all 4 subs. The Earthquake only has the 1 power switch unlike other amps which have a "standby".

What do you think, should I leave everything on or in standby or better to power all off? And if standby is the consensus, what about the Earthquake amp? Leave that on or switch off?

Thank you in advance!

 

Best Regards,

Brian 

kingbr

Showing 1 response by lanx0003

I hold a traditional belief that electronic components are subject to wear and tear, potentially shortening their lifespan if left turned on continuously. However, frequent power cycling can also stress certain components like relays. My first integrated amp, Harmon Kardon avr25 ii, has served me well for 28 years and still performs admirably. However, the relay may need replacement in the future to eliminate the minor, yet annoying, pop noise it produces when initially powered on.

While I don’t believe this pop noise will harm anything, I’ve adopted a temporary solution to avoid it. I disconnect the negative terminals on both speakers and reconnect them after the amp is powered on.

I would recommend leaving the system on if you use it periodically throughout the day but consider turning it off when you’re done for the day.