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Old 06-19-2019, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Blueskywalker View Post
@FreddieFerric well, it’s not so much the consumption alone that would worry me, more the practicality. My system is setup in my living room, no airco... so if the XA 100.8 are warm to hot even in standby mode, they could be problematic in summer heating up my room too much... I could switch them off completely of course, but I read somewhere they need a day to sound their best, when powered up from totally off... No idea if this is really true?How long do they take to sound really good from standby mode?
I hear you. Hot amps in summer months can be problematic. I used to run tubes in my small listening room, but down here in the deep south, even with air con, it was just too much.
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