Powering on/off amps with preamp trigger


Hi, I want to use my preamp trigger to power on and off my amps. I have read that people prefer to power on the amps after the preamp and power off the amps before the preamp. If I use the preamp trigger, then power off and power on would be simultaneous with the preamp. Is there a danger in this? If so, what are they and why do people prefer to stagger the power cycling of the amps and preamp?

Oh yeah, before any one says it, I am an indeed too lazy to take the extra step of turning on and off my monoblocks. Yes, this is purely a matter of convenience for me.
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Showing 2 responses by oneobgyn

whenever I turn off my amps I always turn volume to zero as well as mute the preamp,

When I turn on my preamp it always comes on at zero volume (ARC Ref3)

The potential for blwing a driver exists if you turn off your preamp before your amp. Good speakers will blow a resistor before the friver but the transient to the speaker can be excessive.