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Why not place the power switch in front or side? (Read 5164 times)

flargosa Senior Member Posts: 83	Why not place the power switch in front or side? 10/02/17 at 22:19:11 The amps I have owned with the power switches in the rear are meant to be left on 24/7. Just wondering why it's in the rear and behind the transformer, for the Super Zen at least. Wouldn't a switch in the side or front be more accesible for switching power on and off?
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4krow Seasoned Member IMAGINE WHIRLLED PEAS Posts: 1608	Re: Why not place the power switch in front or side? Reply #1 - 10/02/17 at 22:33:58 Placing a switch on the rear of equipment reduces the amount AC wiring that comes near signal circuits. They may seem to be inconvenient, but have a purpose in mind.
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Lonely Raven Seasoned Member Jack of all Trades, Master of None Posts: 3567	Re: Why not place the power switch in front or side? Reply #2 - 10/03/17 at 16:32:07 Exactly what 4krow said. It keeps the mains power as short and away from the input tube as possible.
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flargosa Senior Member Posts: 83	Re: Why not place the power switch in front or side? Reply #3 - 10/04/17 at 02:41:38 ok, makes sense. thanks.
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Re: Why not place the power switch in front or side?
Reply #4 - 10/04/17 at 03:28:11

Man, can I ever relate. Makes me wonder just how much I missed for years. I used headphones mostly to evaluate recordings or to some degree how the room was affecting the sound. The HD600's were good all right, but that was all the attention that I gave them. Now with such an impressive synergy from my present headphone setup, I prefer them to speakers!

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Re: Why not place the power switch in front or side?
Reply #5 - 10/04/17 at 19:39:01

I went the opposite way, I probably went through 20 - 30 headphones. Now I have the Focal Elear plugged into a Chord Hugo. It's a great setup. However, I still prefer speakers any day, even with all the room distortion. The very wide lifelike soundstage with all the instruments playing on it is hard to beat.

Sources: 2Qute, Hugo 2, Rega P5, Marantz SACD 8005.
Amps: Decware SE84UFO2, Torii, Nelson Pass Aleph, Elekit 8600s
Speakers: Tekton, Golden Ear Triton Two, HD800S.

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4krow Seasoned Member IMAGINE WHIRLLED PEAS Posts: 1608	Re: Why not place the power switch in front or side? Reply #6 - 10/04/17 at 20:25:08 I am not sure what happened here, but my response was supposed to end up in the Headphone thread.
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