04-14-2010, 04:05 PM
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Merry Christmas to all
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: North Central Florida
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Originally Posted by Omerta
Yes three 600's... Krell can retro fit the Economy or Environment mode, I forgot what the E stands for if I chose, but it is $2500 per amp and I do not see a need for it since I just shut them down. If you like to leave the amps in stand by I would see the need for it just in the savings of electricity and less heat. The amps draw 70w in stand by but in E mode I think it is more like 17w.
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Omerta.......Figuring all three Evo amplifiers drawing 70 watts each in standby, that's approximately 180 kilowatt hours of power per year. In my area electrical power is costing $0.10 per kilowatt hour, so those three amps idling 24 hours a day, seven days a week would add $180.00 per year to my electric bill. Retrofitting three Evo amps at $2500 each to reduce idle watts, not counting the 17 watts each amp will draw with the new circuit, it would take you 41 years to recover the upgrade cost in energy savings. Hmm, doesn't appear to be a sound idea.
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