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How long do you use monitors at a stretch ?
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Allegoric - Psynce
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Posted : Oct 24, 2007 23:30
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i use them generally 5-6 hours and when i realise that their back panel is way too hot i switch them off for 1 hour and again start using them... 
how do you people do it
or how it should be done ?
do you switch them off for some time ?
or you keep using them 24 hours ? 
boommm
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vegetal
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Posted : Oct 25, 2007 00:57
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Allegoric - Psynce
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Posted : Oct 25, 2007 01:14
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i have active monitors.... (alesis m1 mk2)
so i didn't need an amp
and i keep the volume of the monitors at 6-7
and drive from sound card...
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MadScientist
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Posted : Oct 25, 2007 01:22
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its true that the alesis get too hot after a while...
what I do is always switch them off when I dont need them (in short production breaks or so) 
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Posted : Oct 25, 2007 10:38
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I have MKII for more than 4 years. I've switch them off just a few times during those 4 years. They are powered trough UPS to provide steady voltage and prevent damage from power loss.
From my experience electronic devices suffer more from switch on-offs than from constant working. Same goes for my DAW. I restart when I have to but it can go on for days without restarting.
Each turning on and shut down is a "shock" for circuit boards and since I've changed my philosophy and I keep devices powered 24/7 I have lot less problems with failures. I've noticed that during my last job. Company had over 30 PC units that ware constantly switched on. During 3 years there was no single failure. Devices are usually designed to work without brakes.
Once again... I have devices powered trough UPS in order to provide steady voltage and avoid power loss.
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vegetal
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 01:11
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On 2007-10-25 01:14, Allegoric - Psynce wrote:
i have active monitors.... (alesis m1 mk2)
so i didn't need an amp
and i keep the volume of the monitors at 6-7
and drive from sound card...
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So what your saying is that you have active monitors without a amp in any of them?
So how exactly do you power them if not with an amp
Thats a new phenomenon.
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Spindrift
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 01:36
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I think it's not good to switch them off for a short while to cool them down.
With most electronics a lot of the wear comes from the actual powering up and expansion and contraction of heating and cooling.
Anyway, like fraggletrollet says they should be designed for prolonged use and that they get hot is normal and expected.
For me my ears is the weak link...they get exhausted after more than 4hrs and I have to take a break.
But I always leave my speakers on all day and only turn them of when I go to bed.
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Elad
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 03:14
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dynaudio bm6a - i almost never turn mine off , they dont get too hot anywayz (would that be conected to sound go throu them also?) , connected throu UPS to prevent electrical unwanted activity,
beside they mention they reach full potential after 15 20 minutes of work..
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Allegoric - Psynce
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 07:34
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ok i was getting paranoid without any reason
i see everybody's monitors getting hot from back.
and i've also seen that none of u switch them off
so i'm also gonna use them 24 hrs without switching them off
it's just that i was little concerned about my monitors and didn't want any damage to happen to them
@ vegetal : i have m-audio fast track pro sound card and i've conected my monitors directly into them.
and my all equipments are connected with a ups from last
1 year. 
active monitors have amps inbuilt
my monitors are Bi-Amplified
so i just saved some money by buying active monitors instead of buying passive monitors with an external amp.
booommm
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vegetal
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 18:28
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orange
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 20:09
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we work on our dyna bm5a for long hours and they are working great.
turning them off isnt the best thing cos the monitor will cool down and than it will perform worse than when its warm it kinda like cars moving parts and lubricants work better when warm(not hot)
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Fragletrollet
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Posted : Oct 26, 2007 20:19
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On 2007-10-26 01:36, Spindrift wrote:
I think it's not good to switch them off for a short while to cool them down.
With most electronics a lot of the wear comes from the actual powering up and expansion and contraction of heating and cooling.
Anyway, like fraggletrollet says they should be designed for prolonged use and that they get hot is normal and expected.
For me my ears is the weak link...they get exhausted after more than 4hrs and I have to take a break.
But I always leave my speakers on all day and only turn them of when I go to bed.
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Me? Where?
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pavaka
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Posted : Oct 27, 2007 13:23
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brasirc
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Posted : Oct 27, 2007 17:55
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On 2007-10-27 13:23, pavaka wrote:
i use them generally 5-6 hours and when i realize that the back panel behind my ears is way too hot i switch them off for 1 hour and again start using them...
 
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true...it requires some lubrificant every few hours...or else the eletric charge may burn the contacts...
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mk47
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Posted : Oct 28, 2007 08:50
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On 2007-10-26 20:09, orange wrote:
turning them off isnt the best thing cos the monitor will cool down and than it will perform worse than when its warm it kinda like cars moving parts and lubricants work better when warm(not hot)
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hmm ..care to explain the physics behind that ? how can u compare a car which is machinery and lubricated parts to monitors ..which is electronics .. is akin to comparing a cellphone with a toaster .. or no ?
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