My subs are powered actively by an external class A/B studio amp, which is turned off by the end of a day's use. The same goes for the internal class A/B amps/electronic crossovers in my active speakers. A friend of mine recommends leaving on all amps during weekends, the rationale being that he finds there's a sonic benefit with his setup when they've been left on for +24 hours (he uses the same studio amp, but a whole 3 of them top to bottom outboard actively). There might well be, but I've always been more comfortable turning off the amps overnight. However I do leave on my DAC 24/7 during weekends, while on the other days it's put on standby overnight (I also prefer to turn it off completely for 5-10 minutes every week or two). My voltage regulator, DSP and network isolator are left on 24/7 all the time.
Subwoofers: Do you turn them off when you are done for the day?
It just occurred to me last night as I was putting various amps into standby mode before going to bed that I only turn off my subwoofers when I am going to be away from home for a few days or more. (I disconnect all my components from the wall in those cases.)
All my amps are solid state and their respective manufacturers have all advised to switch them to standby if you are not listening to them, even if you plan to listen again in a few hours. Why do I not do that with the subwoofers (all RELs: one Class D, 2 Class A/B)? Seems like one should. (And I did last night.)
What do you all do?
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