Sb100 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I have a tendency to put in some music at night, usually ambient or classical. Set the volume down around -35dB and I'll fall asleep and let the music play all night. I'm curious if this is harmful? I have rf82 II's in the front, rc52 center and rb61 for surround, outlaw audio lfm1+ for sub, running off of a Yamaha rx-v871 Any thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sb100 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Meaning, harmful to the speakers or the avr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted March 28, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 28, 2014 It's wear and tear on your receiver but nothing wrong with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Welcome Sb100 to the Klipsch Forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It may affect your brain depending on what you play.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 harmful to what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) I put in ear plugs at night to sleep in perfect silence, I usually have ear buds attached to a radio bed side to listen at the lowest volume if I wake up early, like 4-6 am. I am turning into my grand parents. Your equipment will be fine. Edited March 28, 2014 by jacksonbart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It may affect your brain depending on what you play.... Then im a walking DeadMan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Go to sleep every night with music never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It is not a problem to leave the gear on. A lot of people leave lots of things on all the time. I never turned off my subs for year with no problem. I leave my office computer on all the time for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I have a tendency to put in some music at night, usually ambient or classical. Set the volume down around -35dB and I'll fall asleep and let the music play all night. I'm curious if this is harmful? I have rf82 II's in the front, rc52 center and rb61 for surround, outlaw audio lfm1+ for sub, running off of a Yamaha rx-v871 Any thoughts? You can wear out a CD/DVD/Blu-ray/SACD player. As to well ventilated electronics, we have an old Yamaha intergated amplifier we have used on the main TV (not our Home Theater) for 28 years. We had it and the TV on a few hours a day (we admit). Before we built our Home Theater, we also played movies through it a few times a week. Of course, the amplifier was made back when corporations cared about quality in budget products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Everything will be fine. Back in the old days of tubes they could have a finite lifetime. But many failures arose from the process of turning the equipment on and off and the resulting thermal cycling. But with transistors, and chips, they are pretty happy to be run continuously for decades. If you run a power amp close to its limits there might be a different story. That is not the case here. Regarding the speaker components, they'll be just fine when run at reasonable levels. You're well below that. WMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 'Ambient' and 'DeadMan' have been said. Must share a song by The Dead Texan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fQP4NNJb8 What kind of ambient are you into these days, Sb100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I am turning into my grand parents. Did you write the song "I'm My Own Grandpa." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtrp Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Any noise over 85 db for more than 8 hours will cause a threshold shift in your hearing. There was an interesting article about babies and prolonged use of white noise generators causing hearing loss in kids. http://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/white-noise-machines-could-hurt-babies-hearing-study-suggests-n41416 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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