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Another issue that may have different options.
Is there a consensus regarding leaving a system fully powered at all times, perhaps except when travelling away, or put into standby at end of use each day.
The reason I ask is that the standby lights cannot be turned off at night in an area that may cause disturbance when sleeping, whereas leaving the system powered on but with the display blanked out turns the power lights off on the DSP33 & DSW. Any implication on speaker usage either?
Thoughts?
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My system isn’t switched-on until half an hour before I plan on listening to it (as recommended by my local Meridian dealer).
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Paranoid android
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Hi Ian,
A lot depends on who pays your electricity bill!
My home system in standby consumes over 60watts - that's like leaving an old bulb on all day!
I have all my equipment on smart plugs and just ask Alexa to switch on the power before I want to use the system. That takes care of any standby lights too!
Cheers,
Steve
Main: 861v6 (LPS), 808v6, UHD722, DSP8000SE Anniversaries, DSP5200HC, DSP7200.2, SW1600, Sky Q, Cambridge Audio BD, Roon, M80
Office: 861v4 (LPS), 818v3, 800v4, HD621, M&K S150P, DSP5500HC, M&K MPS2810 sub x2
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I'm fully powered off unless I'm using it. Mainly for ecological power saving reasons, but I'm glad I did since learning about the self-baking resistors in the D5Ks.
Chris
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some settings such as balance etc are lost at power down of the speakers.
Rgds
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Yes, and Axis, which (mysteriously, to me) always resets to -1 on 5Ks. Goodness knows how low your seating would have to be to be under the tweeter height of 5Ks - our standard couch and my average height puts me well above the tops of the speakers. Now, if they were 6Ks, it would make more sense... There are some power ratings for various Meridian DSPs, amps and processors in the Wiki, if that helps. I have been told by a couple of Meridian techs who I trust that it should be OK switching gear with a good linear power supply on and off daily, but to avoid doing this with the switch-mode stuff (e.g. HD621, some G-Series, etc...). I do wish Meridian would give us a very minimal standby power setting, though - isn't the current legislation <5W standby for electronic equipment?
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