Should I turn my CD player off when I am finished for the day


I read here to remove a cd once finished playing as the laser is still on if a disc is still there. My cd payer says no disc when I am done. Does that mean the laser is still on, in which case should I power off to save the laser?

rrm

Showing 1 response by dekay

Turn it off and see how is sounds from a cold start.

My CAL ICON MKII has been powered up 7/24 for 20 years (sans system changes/maintenance/power outages) and it's still carrying on and sounding as it should.

I never leave a CD in after play (gathered this info early on).

As Russ notes, this may be dependent on the specific deck.

My deck has gobs of separate power supplies (4-6+?) and I "guessed" that it was better to leave it powered up, plus it takes many hours for it to sound right from a cold start.

 

DeKay