tebling wrote: > Every night I put my SB Classic to sleep for 30 minutes while I fall > asleep to ambient music. I recently bought an 'Emotiva BAS-X A-100 ' > (https://emotiva.com/products/amplifiers/100)amp primarily for its > auto-shutoff mode, because I hated the idea of my old receiver sucking > non-standby power all night long. > > The problem is that the amp does not ever shut off with the SB connected > to it. If I crank the amp all the way up with the SB connected but in > standby (showing clock only), I hear a faint hiss from my speakers. I > suspect that this is keeping the amp from turning off because its > shutoff threshold is really low. > > Here are the things I've tried to isolate the problem: > > 0) Nothing connected to amp inputs. Amp shuts off as expected after a > few minutes. > 1) SB Classic connected to amp directly via analog RCA cables. Amp does > not shut off ever. > 2) SB Classic connected to amp via optical out and an external DAC. Amp > does not shut off ever. > 3) SB Radio (actually UE Radio) connected to amp via analog cables. Amp > does not shut off ever. > 4) Sony "discman" style CD player connected to amp via analog cables, > and powered via AC adapter (not batteries). Amp shuts off as expected > after a few minutes of player being powered down. > 5) Same as test #1, but brought to my office in order to eliminate AC > line noise specific to my house. Amp does not shut off ever. > > I'm starting to run out of ideas, short of spending more money for noise > gates or reducers. I like how the amp sounds, but I'm starting to feel > resigned to sending it back and trying a different brand with the auto > shutoff feature in the hopes that it isn't as sensitive to noise. > > Any ideas?
If you end up changing amps, I've been using an "Audiosource Amp-100" for several years for a similar application - run it from and SB-3, using its auto turn-on/shut off feature. It sounds decent, and can run two sets of speakers (A, B, or both, selectable from front panel), and it automatically shuts off after a few minutes of no sound from the SB3. It was about $100. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tcutting's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107748 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
