I agree. But there's a setting that enables you to have the speakers turn off each time you turn off the computer. This has saved me when going away for the weekend, never mind on vacation.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 2:59 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers This beaker containing all the amplification stuff does get hot. If you leave it on for a long time. If you just turn it off when you're not using it, it's fine. But if you forget and leave it on for a long time as I have done on occasion, yes, it does get hot. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2016, at 11:53 AM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > Hi there! > > I know that people on this list have these speakers and I'm saving for a pair > myself. > > So to my question, I read another review on these fine speakers which states > that the speakers get hot after use. > > Well I've seen and listened to them enough and I've never noticed any real > heat generation from them though to be perfectly fair I've never used a pair > over a long period of time in a home environment so I put the question to you > all. > > I'm sure the MM1's generate a little heat but - as I've seen them thus far - > no more than body heat type temperature. > > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > >