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does amp draw alot of power when volume is zero
Stanwal is right. My Krells act like frying pans even in standby. 
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Lifatech worked well for me on a 35' run and it didn't drain the bank account. To be honest here though, I later switched to SPDIF but it was difficult to tell the difference. 
Switched or Unswitched outlets--please
Djones1915: You certainly are not doing anything "wrong". My equipment, except for the monos is plugged into an APC power conditioner with battery back-up. Even so, I turn off all the equipment before shutting down the APC. In an electrical storm ... 
Switched or Unswitched outlets--please
Theduke: Thanks! I had a feeling after writing that piece that such was the case. You are right. To make it simple (which I should have done to begin with) is leave the items that are used the most frequently in an unswitched outlet and the revers... 
Switched or Unswitched outlets--please
Djones1915: I am not an EXPERT but will offer suggestions based on what I do. First, IMO, the monos and the 5 channel amp draw a LOT of current and should be in dedicated circuits of their own. The processor, DAC and Comcast box will be used a lot... 
Krell KST 100
Send it back to Krell 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
Woodman: Kind of sad, really.Our hometown bowling alley used "pin boys" behind the lanes to reset the pins - by hand! 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
Glazed doughnuts were a nickle! School lunches were 25 cents with no preservatives.My "older than dirt" memories originated in Fairport, New York - what about you?BTW, PHP143 you hit on a great topic - fun! 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
HA! You're right Goldeneraguy - Other than the belt and buckle placement many of us couldn't get out the door with a DA, T-Shirt and pegged pants. At least my folks stood in the way!! There was also the wide black "engineer's belt" and "engineer's... 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
East coast Older than Dirt people: Sealtest Ice cream, Dixie Cups with the movie star on the reverse of the peel away lid, fender skirts, fuzzy dice, donkey dicks, (crome pipe extensions), tee shirts with a cigarette pack rolled up in the sleeve, ... 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
Mapman: You win one "attaboy"! Ras422 I totally forgot about the cat. Nice going! Then there was Milton Berle, George and Gracie, Jack Paar and Ajax the foaming cleanser - floats the dirt right down the drain. The Doublemint twins and going to sle... 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
Victory at Sea - and what about ""pluck your magic twanger Froggie" Remember the line but not the show. Tarzan, "I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe, this is my dog ________ he lives there too! What was the dog's name? 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
The original Honeymooners, Dave Garroway, Wild Bill Hitchcok, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (bullet and Nellybell-Buttercup (Dale's horse), Hopalong Cassidy. Puff Wheat and Puff Rice shot from a cannon. Gabby Hayes, Cisco and Pancho. Lassie, Sky King ... 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
Foster-9 Yep, I heard it from a fellow Sailor when stationed at Treasure Island, San Francisco. The USO was closed that night. 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
Does being a 20 year old in SF during the Haight-Ashbury days qualify for older than dirt? Good music at the Fillmore West!