Rega Brio (2017) - Leave on or turn off?

[jamesd]

Those small size Rega amps are amazing.

they're the coolest. I'd love half width everything: pre, amp, dac and phono pre.

(while i'm making a wishlist, a half width rega TUBE preamp and power amp would be great. thanks)

 

[John]

Have you considered trying yourself to see if it makes any difference for you ?

That makes too much common sense!

 

[PerF]

That's an io, you know.

Jep
Even smaller than Ion Obelisk, Onix OA21 or Nait 1 or 2.

 

[Gervais Cote]

I would strongly recommend turning it off for two reasons :

-There is (are) presence of relays and they have to be de-activated to make them last.

-There are also some large resistors very close from each other so they will produce some heat and also reduce the longevity.

Sound wise, it will be to its best after 10 minutes playing music if there is any "warm up" required.

 

[Robert]

Hello All:

I am wondering if I should leave my rega brio on or turn it off? What changes if anything to the sound?

Thanks:
x21

Simple answer is, if you have to ask - off.

If there was a clearly audible benefit from leaving it on, you'd be hearing it.

 

[narabdela]

One naysayer so far, but otherwise, pretty much a consensus.

 

[MUTTY1]

When I was fussed about this I had a dedicated spur which I turned on at the fuse box at midday and turned off when I went to bed…. Leaving stuff on 24/7 offended my miserly nature. I’ve still a dedicated spur (in another home) but just fiddling occasionally I found no change after twenty minutes on anything I’ve used so it’s become a ‘life’s too short to stuff a mushroom’ sort of issue. So, an instant No here.

 

[simon g]

Like everything else that uses energy, turn it off when not in use.

 

[John]

Another guy who likes his gear on 24/7.

 

[Martyn Miles]

I have never left any amp. I have ever owned switched on.
The Marantz I owned turned itself off after about 15 minutes.
All amplifiers should be like that.

 

[sideshowbob]

Anybody still arguing in 2021 to waste energy is a sociopathic idiot.

 

[davidsrsb]

Leaving equipment On was an idea sponsored by marketing departments who wanted to see you a replacement when it blew up after a few years

 

[John]

Anybody still arguing in 2021 to waste energy is a sociopathic idiot.

Get a grip!

 

[Marchbanks]

The Marantz I owned turned itself off after about 15 minutes.

I had an amp that did that from time to time. Sometimes I thought it was disgusted with my taste in music.

 

[PerF]

When my amp blowed up, exploded and burned, I no longer left kit on when out or at nights.

 

[John]

When my amp blowed up, exploded and burned, I no longer left kit on when out or at nights.

That’s too bad.

 

[davidsrsb]

When my amp blowed up, exploded and burned, I no longer left kit on when out or at nights.

Some classic equipment like Naim and Quad was designed and sold long before the modern fire safety regulations came into force. The consequences of this can be seen in standard faults like the notorious Quad AC filter capacitor and the Naim display backlight.

 

[Frizzy]

I contacted vitus, they said heat is the enemy always off, audio valve same. Even brinkmann said motor off when not in use.

 

[Guinnless]

Like everything else that uses energy, turn it off when not in use.

You mean electricity or gas rather than 'energy' I presume?

My clock is powered by kinetic energy, do I need to turn it off?

 

[Guinnless]

Leaving equipment On was an idea sponsored by marketing departments who wanted to see you a replacement when it blew up after a few years

My NAP250 is 32 years old.