kdf Wrote: > Quoting Roy2001 <Roy2001.2ahqzb1152134401 (AT) no-mx (DOT) > forums.slimdevices.com>: > > > I am not blaming SB3. Actually I really enjoy it...... > > streaming music has nothing to do with it. The amplifier is what does > > the heavy work when you listen to music. SB3 is simply passing bits > around using very little power, and perhaps a little more effort if > you have headphones connected. It is the display that uses the power. > > -k No, I am using digital output only. And as I said, even when it is idle after I press "power" button, it is still warm.
Zten Wrote: > The biggest reason it gets modestly warm is becuase of its small size. 5 > W to 7.5 W is actually quite a bit of heat. Put that much heat in a > something the size of a cell phone and it would burn your skin, but if > it was in a big ol' metal box (like the Audio PA in your system) it > would run cool as a cucumber. Maybe that's why the audiophile guys want > it in a big box, less heat means less thermal noise (kTB). :o) That is what I am thinking. But surprisingly, I cannot feel the difference when it is working or idle. Just a little bit warm. So it is not consuming a lot of power when it is streaming music. -- Roy2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roy2001's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5731 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25100 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
