i have an all in one streamer/integrated amp from naim that i leave on 24/7, and recently tested out a NAD c 3050 LE- noticed this amp turns off after 15 mins or so of being left on standby w no music playing, which i thought was a little weird. do you leave your integrated amp on or off? thanks

  • reedzkee@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    dac stays on. amp does not.

    if i turned my dac off id have a much more intense startup procedure to avoid thumps and pops

    gear being left on all the time is a thing in studio settings, but it’s typically reserved for certain items. Giant analog consoles stay on because the startup procedure is fairly intense. on our SSL4000’s back in the day, if the PSU went down from a power outage, there’s no guarantee it would start back up. same goes for the lexicon vintage digital reverbs. it was so finnicky. if you got it to boot fully functional, you left it on as long as possible. it’s full of obsolete digital chips that are un-replaceable. the only option is to pull a chip from another unit.

    large voltage spikes can indeed put more wear on certain components and reduce their lifespan. but we are talking 45 years instead of 50 on a properly designed circuit.