Warm Up Time/Cost of Operation


When I have solid state gear I will leave it on 24/7. For amplifiers this was no big deal and with certain amps previously I could hear the differences between a cold start up and 3 days of power up. 

A year ago I bought a pair of Classe Omega monoblocks. A bit ago the wife was commenting on our electrical bill. I could not find online specs for power consumption but this morning I located the manual.

Consumption is listed at 706 watts. I assume this is per amp and hourly consumption. Electricity here is 12.6 cents per KWH. A calculator shows the cost of 24/7 on ad being $126 a month. 

It's a bit wasteful to idle like that so I am planning on switching off moving forward. But I am wondering what should my plan be moving forward.

 Thinking I will turn them on when listening in the morning casually, shut them off while at work, turn them on when I get back, and shut off when I go to bed. 

Anyone have experiences running big amps like mine in this manner? Thoughts and experiences are greatly appreciated. 

neonknight

Showing 1 response by iflyhd

If you really want to monitor your usage, several electrical manufacturers have monitoring systems. I use on of the major manufacturers setups, not to get to geeked out but ct’s added to your main panel and multiple monitoring at the output source and I get a total view of usage and monitor (as granular as per device).

This has become, more widely use in the green (solar markets) but I found for a few hundred dollars I get a complete picture of usage. Just for complete disclosure I do work in the industry that sells these type of products, but that is why I don’t specify any manufacturer.