Safe To Turn Home Theater On Via Surge Protector?

[AudioBuffCO]

Hi There,

I have a 7.1 home theater, consisting of Definitive Technology speakers, Outlaw Audio Amp & Processor, 65" LG TV, etc.
Is it safe to turn the entire system on via the On/Off button on a surge protector? (Looking at the Furman M-8x2 Power
line conditioner and surge protector https://www.crutchfield.com/p_756M8X2/Furman-M-8x2.html ). If it is ok, should I
leave the gear that can go into Standby Mode in that mode, or should I turn all gear entirely off?...then, when I turn on the
surge protector, turn on each individual piece?

Thx,

Tom

 

[Speedskater]

Turning a large (high current draw) system on with a single switch may cause that switch to fail. But modern equipment (power amps excepted) don't draw nearly as much current has the old home theater projector systems did.
On the other hand, the pro audio rule is:
turn on: sources >> control units >> power amps.
turn off: power amps >> control units >> sources.

 

[lovinthehd]

I'd perhaps try it, see how much it makes lights dim or something along those lines....some amps have soft turn on (the Outlaw amp I don't know about) so with a smart power strip I turn on several amps for speakers/subs with switching on the avr....but the amps have a relatively soft turn on mode.

 

[BMXTRIX]

I would not turn on/off a surge suppressor at all unless you are in a storm or have a serious and regular issue with power in your home. In which case, I would be looking at a quality UPS over a surge suppressor.

The TV itself has hardware inside that goes through a boot process, and should not be hard powered on/off over and over as this will cause more damage to the electronics than leaving it powered on in a standby state. It also will take more time to power up into a standby state before it can be powered on.

Amplifiers don't have this same issue really, but I would say the same is true of an AV receiver these days which needs to get on the network and establish that connectivity and maintain it for best performance.

There is no typical need to hard power off gear, but simply allow it all to live in a typical 'standby' state when not in use unless there are other mitigating factors involved.

If you insist upon hard powering off all gear, ensure that ALL gear is in standby mode before removing power. Then, after power is restored, allow them time to boot into a standby mode before fully powering them on.

 

[highfigh]

Hi There,

I have a 7.1 home theater, consisting of Definitive Technology speakers, Outlaw Audio Amp & Processor, 65" LG TV, etc.
Is it safe to turn the entire system on via the On/Off button on a surge protector? (Looking at the Furman M-8x2 Power
line conditioner and surge protector https://www.crutchfield.com/p_756M8X2/Furman-M-8x2.html ). If it is ok, should I
leave the gear that can go into Standby Mode in that mode, or should I turn all gear entirely off?...then, when I turn on the
surge protector, turn on each individual piece?

Thx,

Tom

Why do you want to do this? Do you want to prevent other people from using the system, or do you have frequent power outages? If the latter, use a battery backup that reacts quickly enough that the system power isn't interrupted.

 

[AudioBuffCO]

Thank you ALL very much for your replies. Much appreciated!

 

[lovinthehd]

Generally I wouldn't use a power conditioner, tho, particularly for amps.....at first thought we were talking just a surge protector/power strip.