Amp powered day and night

[Montoya]

I recently purchased a Carver 1.0T and being a noob I wasn't sure if it is recommended to leave it on 24/7 or is it better to turn it off when not in use? Also I have it powering the sub portion of a set of RTI-12's and my receiver (Pioneer Elite 81TXV) is powering the upper half of the speaker is this the best configuration or should I run the jumper and power them by the Carver completely?

[tcrossma]

I leave my amp on 24/7, but you'll probably get a pretty even mix of people who turn it off vs. leave it on. As to powering the speakers, I'd personally just use the amp and leave the receiver out of the mix.

[obieone]

My PSW303 has an auto function, so, it only comes on with a signal? I would recommend shutting it off w/out an auto function. But only because of GREMLINS!

[Montoya]

Well I was going to plug it into the switched power plug on the back of the pioneer but I think it drains to much power to do that and it could damage my receiver and amp. Would it be ok to use the switched power supply on the back of the receiver to power the amp? This would turn off the amp whenever the receiver goes off and vise a versa.

[engtaz]

I leave my HT external amps on 24/7. 2 ch setup I turn off only because it is a hands on setup.

engtaz

[Montoya]

Okay so if they are on 24/7 is it normal for the amp to be warm even when it hasn't been used all day?

[honda cber]

Okay so if they are on 24/7 is it normal for the amp to be warm even when it hasn't been used all day?

well, yes. it is still using electricity. a transformer produces heat as a byproduct of operation. if there arent fans on your amp, you are most likely fine to leave it on. i would probably shut it down if you are going to be away for awhile, but for daily use, you might as well leave it powered. even with tubes--- radio transmitters, for example, may stay on for years at a time.

right now, all of my stereo equipment is powered down. however, the mixer and rack in my small studio havent been powered down since the last power outage. i only shut the power amps and computer down because the fans pack dust in there, even when it is idle.

also, i think it is reasonable to note that some equipment takes a little time (sometimes tens of minutes) to stabilize after power-on. tube equipment and condenser mics, in particular, IME. i have a guitar amp (tubed and wired on tagboard; no pcb) that is somewhat brittle and flat sounding on a cold start, but sounds progressively warmer and smoother over the next 20-30 minutes--- it begins to break up a little earlier, and may even drop in volume by just a hair.

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[Sherardp]

Always on or Auto in my setup

[daboyz]

I turn mine off. Another useless post from me.

[candyliquor35m]

The fireman told me to turn all my amps off next time.

[michael_w]

I see it as more of a waste to leave everything on. It takes very little effort to flick a switch and turn it on so why not turn it off. It'll help slightly with your hydro bill too ;) My amps will heat my room up substantially if I don't turn them off, but probably not as large of a problem with the carver.

[jakelm]

Well I was going to plug it into the switched power plug on the back of the pioneer but I think it drains to much power to do that and it could damage my receiver and amp. Would it be ok to use the switched power supply on the back of the receiver to power the amp? This would turn off the amp whenever the receiver goes off and vise a versa.

DO NOT PLUG IT INTO YOUR RECIEVER!!!!

[Montoya]

Thanks guys for all the responses.

[F1nut]

DO NOT PLUG IT INTO YOUR RECIEVER!!!!

What he said.