Some of my components are plugged into a Panamax M5300-PM power manager. This device has a digital voltmeter and ammeter on the front panel.
Equipment plugged into the Panamax: Yamaha RX-A1020 avr; Sony Bravia 50" LCD TV; Niles SI-2100 amplifier (for rear surround speakers); Toshiba VHS/DVD player-recorder; Pro-ject manual turntable; Marantz CD player.
So when everything above is powered off (but in standby mode), the Panamax ammeter reads 0.4 amps.
When I have the AVR, TV, and VCR or whatever else I'm listening, watching, the ammeter can read 0.9 or 1.0 amps.
Is a 1 amp current draw realistic, how much power does a typical system and it's components draw?