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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Graham Slee Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 6:06pm
Originally posted by digital man digital man wrote:

When I leave the house for more than a day I like to shut everything down completely. It's something that I do that makes me feel better. I have observed that the CD player consistently takes about a day and a half to get back to sounding normal. (Not sure how the Reflex will respond yet as I have not fully burned it in yet.).


We went to much trouble to ensure the PSU1 power supply was certified safe (IEC CB certificate NL8023). Our workshop has quite some value: for example if we lost it we could lose the business.

We leave the PSU1's (and the "greens" which also have certificates) on all the time except if I'm on holiday (that'll be the day...)

Provided they're properly ventilated - not buried under clothes or magazines, and stood on something like a laminate floor or a solid table mat if you have carpet, then they should be safe.

Disclaimer: nothing can be declared to be absolutely safe forever. Let common sense always prevail.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Fatmangolf Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 7:45pm
Sound advice as always and that is a great strapline, Graham!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote suede Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 8:38pm
Originally posted by Fatmangolf Fatmangolf wrote:

Sound advice as always and that is a great strapline, Graham!

Second that LOL
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ash Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2013 at 2:49pm
I must say that I'm also the kind of person who switches off all electronic items when I'm not going to use them for a few hours. I could leave an ULDE plugged into a power source for all/most of the time but I would not be able to keep a Bitzie powered up permanently, not without a 5V DC power adaptor with a USB cable.

Although, I do have one of those... I use it to charge my Kodak camera. I assume that it emulates a USB connection almost absolutely. I wouldn't want to risk wrecking a Bitzie with it though... Ouch Pinch
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BackinBlack Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2013 at 4:19pm
Interesting point. I keep my Genera, Reflex, ULDE and Marantz preamp constantly powered. I wonder if there would be a perceptible difference if it were continuously powered?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dillon Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 1:59pm
Just gone through 100 hours of burning in my new Senn HD650 drivers...and the ever changing sound is pretty much the absolute proof that burn in is real. Some days it's boomy and bass ridden, others the highs are too high...from muddied to brightness..from speed to snails pace. Changes now settling down to a stable balanced sound today. Probably needs a few more days and I'm there!

I have always kept every single unit in my rigs powered up. Switching off means another 8 hours or so of use to go back to where they were. It's easy to notice.


And notes. I'm not imagining it.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hoy-m Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 8:46pm
I have the solo ULDE loaner for the next few days, will I hear the best of it during this period?

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