You're right- They were just kooks. You won't hurt anything turning on the amps w/o a signal source. If you touch the interconnect RCA plug's post, you'll get quite a buzz from the speakers though.
Will doing this blow my speakers?
Hi, I'm trying to chase down the source of a 60 cycle hum.
It was suggested to me to power up my monoblocs as follows: no to connecting any preamp to amp cables; and yes to connecting the amp to the speakers via speaker cables.
Will this blow up my speakers without any signal coming into the amp? I've been trained by other audiokooks to never power up the amp connected to the speakers without a signal/load connected to the amp inputs.
Thanks for your help, Jeff
It was suggested to me to power up my monoblocs as follows: no to connecting any preamp to amp cables; and yes to connecting the amp to the speakers via speaker cables.
Will this blow up my speakers without any signal coming into the amp? I've been trained by other audiokooks to never power up the amp connected to the speakers without a signal/load connected to the amp inputs.
Thanks for your help, Jeff