Hello All - I am a new member here but have been lurking on this site off and on for several months and finally decided to register after taking the leap and purchasing an EP2500 last night to integrate into my current AV system. I would also like to thank all of you for the great info around the Behringer line of amps as the performance to price ratio seemed to good to be true until I read all of the info posted here on these forums which gave me the confidence to make the purchase.
Anyway here are my questions:
1) I am going to mount the EP2500 (along with a Furman power conditioner and an ART Cleanbox) on the BACKSIDE of the wall that my 50" Panasonic plasma and current glass audio shelving system consisting of a Yamaha rx-v665, PS3, HD Direct TV box and Yam cd changer are mounted for easy access. Because the EP2500 weighs 40 pounds and my glass shelving system is already kind of tight I want to hide the new amp out of sight. This leads to my question....is it ok to leave the EP2500 on and powered 24/7? I believe the fan runs in this unit constantly and I am just in the habit of turning my gear off when it is not in use. My concern is not any addt'l electricity charges from the power company, I just want to know if leaving the amp permanently "ON" is ok??
2) I am initially going to use the amp in 8ohm stereo operation (450x2) to run my front L+R speakers (Klipsch kg5.5 - dual 10" woofers and horn each cabinet). I already have dual Dayton 15" DVC subs each powered by their own Dayton plate amps.....since the subs are handling the bottom end would it be a wise choice to use the 50hz cut off filter switches on the back side of the EP2500? I should also say I realize this amp is total overkill to drive a pair of high sensitivity Klipsch towers but my love of amps could not resist the mega wattage of the EP2500 and I may reconfigure the system at a later date and let the EP2500 power the subs instead.
That's it for now - thanks in advance for any help or advice you can offer me to best intergrate the EP2500 into my system.
Thanks