[Eeyore]

"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote:

EADGBE wrote:
I bought a used Nakamichi TA-4A Stasis receiver and I am currently
using it in a spare room to amplify a DVD
player.

I have a 13 year old son who never turns things off. And by "never" I
mean NEVER EVER.

Every time he uses the receiver to watch a DVD, he simply walks away
from it when he is finished.

Today I came home from work and found it on. He had used it that
morning, so I estimate that this amplifier had been on for about _8_
solid hours when I came home and discovered it.

Is this bad for it? It has good ventilation all round it, but it was
quite warm from being on so long.

Should I ban him from using the receiver, or am I being needlessly
picky?

There are differences of opinion regarding sound quality issues, but there's
simply no denying that just leaving receivers etc on continuously ages
certain internal components and connections faster.

Doing this once did not likely cause any significant problem, but it's a
really bad habit.

I had a dealer that was telling people to just leave their CRT-BASED BIG
SCREEN TV'S on continuously,

After less than 3 years the CRT's were gone, at a repair cost of over
1200.00 each.

Completely irresponsible advice.

Great advice for the service dept's business though.

Graham