Am I doing more harm than good 4 leaving my 1075 amp on and turning off my 1066 when not using them? My salesman said it would be fine,but Ive notice some heat build up. THx
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If you use the 12v trigger between the RSP1066 and your amp then the amp will automatically turn off (although the light stays on, but you will hear it turning off once).
I dont see any pro's for leaving it on, especially when using the Cons are unneeded power usage and wear of the amp.
Some people talk about leaving it on because otherwise the tranformer heats up and cools down too much, but this is normal use anyway, so the amp will last long time. -
The advanage to leaving any amp on, is it's warmed up and ready to produce best sound when you use it. Certainly, there are justifiable reasons not to leave it on. Some amps have standby modes, that run enough juice through to keep the circuits warm, but not idle to produce full power. But if you don't have that feature, well, it's your choice.
I'm sure there's valid arguements for both ways. Turning them on and off, does stress some circuits more likely, but leaving them on, can stress others perhaps. Electrical power consumption is a consideration as well.
Were it me, I'd likely use the trigger and power it down, then just turn both on when you come home, so they are ready and warm to use when your ready. Turn off at night before bed. Best of both worlds.
Lex
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From the Rotel FAQ
What is the power consumption of this amplifier when in standby?
When using the 12 volt trigger the standby consumption is approximately 3 watts. Without the 12 volt trigger the amplifiers power consumption at idle is approximately 97 watts.Comment
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What Lex suggests is usually what happens here. So its turned off when I'm not home and usually I put on music when I come back home so turn it on.
However I hear not much sound difference from just starting the amp and when played for an hour or so.
So, just turn the things off and save some energy when you are not using the system. Turn it on if you want to use it and possibly wait a few minutes for the thing to warm up. (Although I never feel my RB1070 warm up externally much even though it plays for hours, my RMB1075 also hardly warms up externally)Comment
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I'd say leave it on. I leave all seven of my amps on at all times and haven't had any problems, not even heat build up.Comment
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will i benefit from never turning my amp off? keeping it warm to the touch. -
I have a 993 which does not have a trigger. What are the positives/negatives to leaving an amp on?
Will it shorten the life of the amp?
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