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Impact of load-shedding on your hifi related priorities and habits?
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<blockquote data-quote="user 997" data-source="post: 1141773" data-attributes="member: 997"><p>I find that I have to better plan my Hi-Fi listening, though the often short notice of load shedding stage escalations can throw a spanner into any well laid out plan. If I really want to listen to music and there is no electricity, I can do so from an inverter, though one does not want to unneccesarily wear out batteries.</p><p></p><p>I think most inconvenience is not wanting to plug my equipment into the grid for fear of power surges and damage to my equipment. I have acquired a Clearline multiplug with good surge protection, but still mostly leave my equipment unplugged. So if you need to leave on your equipment 24/7 then that is an issue. I have found with most R2R ladder DACs and Class D amplifiers (also some Class AB amplifiers) that they need to be left on 24/7 to sound optimal.</p><p></p><p>The shortened time available for music listening encouraged me to move to Class A for my sources and amplifiers due to the faster warm-up time (around 30 minutes) and don't have to be powered all the time so this fits better with current circumstances. Saved up funds for Hi-Fi gear till now will need to be repurposed for solar or emigration, if economic growth prospects deteriorate due to persistent inadequate electricity provisioning. Big ticket Hi-Fi plans I had are unfortunately off the table for now.</p><p></p><p>Load shedding or not, the impact of the decling Rand and inflation pressures, low economic growth, has more impact on the declining appeal of this hobby, with much of it outside of our control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 997, post: 1141773, member: 997"] I find that I have to better plan my Hi-Fi listening, though the often short notice of load shedding stage escalations can throw a spanner into any well laid out plan. If I really want to listen to music and there is no electricity, I can do so from an inverter, though one does not want to unneccesarily wear out batteries. I think most inconvenience is not wanting to plug my equipment into the grid for fear of power surges and damage to my equipment. I have acquired a Clearline multiplug with good surge protection, but still mostly leave my equipment unplugged. So if you need to leave on your equipment 24/7 then that is an issue. I have found with most R2R ladder DACs and Class D amplifiers (also some Class AB amplifiers) that they need to be left on 24/7 to sound optimal. The shortened time available for music listening encouraged me to move to Class A for my sources and amplifiers due to the faster warm-up time (around 30 minutes) and don't have to be powered all the time so this fits better with current circumstances. Saved up funds for Hi-Fi gear till now will need to be repurposed for solar or emigration, if economic growth prospects deteriorate due to persistent inadequate electricity provisioning. Big ticket Hi-Fi plans I had are unfortunately off the table for now. Load shedding or not, the impact of the decling Rand and inflation pressures, low economic growth, has more impact on the declining appeal of this hobby, with much of it outside of our control. [/QUOTE]
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