Using battery power to go off the City's power grid

The audiophile objectivist needs to please the bot, subjectivist only needs to please him or herself. Man, I'm one happy audiophile having built a wonderful system based on  trust in my aural perceptive abilities.

I think he is in time out, self imposed or otherwise.

To summarize what I have learned by taking my system to battery power:

1. Make sure to buy one that more than meets your system power requirements and can handle the initial power surge of your amp.

2. The inverter should produce a pure sine wave and remain stable at 120v and 60HZ even under full load.

3. Look for one with heat sinks in addition to just cooling fans - to keep the fans off under normal usage.

IF ANYONE ELSE HAS GONE TO A BATTERY POWERED SYSTEM PLEASE CHIME IN. I know Ric has and I appreciate everything he is doing to spread the word and help others if this something they are interested in. Like he has said many times I hope we are here to learn and have a cordial dialogue - not just argue. 

When calculating, it is advisable to take into consideration the device (IR) value. And "Not" because of the "Initial Rush" of power to the device. As most would think to apply this number.

For audio applications, the gears accumulative (IR) value is actually a good indicator of its overall needs in order to perform at the highest possible resolution. And also, why some other systems sound like "mud".

And why shopping for something in the middle? Yields that same result.

Thanks, sbayne.  I am confused by the turn on procedure in the Giandel 5000 user manual.  It says to turn on your electronics first, and then the inverter.  But since the electronics are plugged into the inverter, when the latter is still off, the electronics wouldn't turn on.  The Giandel has a stepped slow startup, maybe to avoid surges.  With my Shunyata Denali conditioner, I keep it on all the time.  My EQ (like a preamp) is always on, and I just turn on the CD player and Mytek Brooklyn power amp.  The amp has its own safe turn on mechanism, so there are no surges.

So I believe I could turn on the inverter first, wait a minute until it stabllizes, then turn on my CD player and power amp.  Essentially, turning on the inverter activates its AC outputs, but there is no current flow until the electronics are turned on.  There shouldn't be a need to have the inverter provide 2-3 times your power needs if I am correct.

Ricevs, am I correct?  What is the turn on procedure your friend follows with his Giandel 5000?