Great. I can ask some related questions without starting my own thread.
1. Many posts describe the correct order for turning on and turning off system components, but I have yet to see an explanation why. Ive experienced speaker thump when turning off the electronics, so I guess avoiding that noise and its effect on the speakers is the reason for the order of turning off components (yes or no?), but whats the reason for the order of turning them on?
2. What causes the speaker thump? Is it an electrical discharge by the capacitors?
3. What happens electrically when an amp or preamp is in standby mode? Since no sound is produced, I assume the signal from the upstream component is cut-off somehow. Is the entire circuit still activated by the electricity from the wall or do some parts need the signal to become activated (stay warm)?
With an integrated amp, the amp and preamp sections go off and on together. The integrated I used had a standby mode, but putting the amp in standby caused a small speaker thump, even with the volume turned all the way down. I never experimented to see what would happen if the wall plug was pulled with the unit on. Interestingly, the speaker sound was very slight if the amp was put in standby almost immediately after the music ended, but got louder when time elapsed before hitting the standby button.
Thanks for any answers.
1. Many posts describe the correct order for turning on and turning off system components, but I have yet to see an explanation why. Ive experienced speaker thump when turning off the electronics, so I guess avoiding that noise and its effect on the speakers is the reason for the order of turning off components (yes or no?), but whats the reason for the order of turning them on?
2. What causes the speaker thump? Is it an electrical discharge by the capacitors?
3. What happens electrically when an amp or preamp is in standby mode? Since no sound is produced, I assume the signal from the upstream component is cut-off somehow. Is the entire circuit still activated by the electricity from the wall or do some parts need the signal to become activated (stay warm)?
With an integrated amp, the amp and preamp sections go off and on together. The integrated I used had a standby mode, but putting the amp in standby caused a small speaker thump, even with the volume turned all the way down. I never experimented to see what would happen if the wall plug was pulled with the unit on. Interestingly, the speaker sound was very slight if the amp was put in standby almost immediately after the music ended, but got louder when time elapsed before hitting the standby button.
Thanks for any answers.