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pass lab owners: can i afford one?

not to buy it - to run it! i just read an old stereophile review of an aleph, and the reviewer said his electric bill went up 40% (gulp) after he got it? can that be right? i have found in the past that the cost of running something involves more than just the rated watts (getting a two hundred dollar increase after running a space heater one winter showed me that). could some pass owners give me an idea of how much of an increase they saw in their electric bills (please not "a lot", in dollars or even a percentage to your best guess). thanx, mike
ratso1
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Several threads have discussed the cost to run a 'class A' amp all the time. The consensus was from $5 to $15 in electricity (depending on size, and rates) to run a class A amp all the time (24/7).
My Prior amp a Forte'4a cost $10.00 a month (back in the mid 2005 etc) to rune 24/7.
So does my current amp, though rates have almost doubled in the last two years.. the Bryston 4B-SST2 uses about $10 a month (in 2010 costs) to run 24/7
wireless200
415 posts
 
Just check the standby watts pulled. Some decent amps pull about 100 watts in standby which is equivalent to a light bulb.
ratso1 OP
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well THAT makes me feel a lot better. thanx guys!
ngjockey
1,042 posts
 
The question also becomes: What to do with the heat from it in the summer if you are running it 24/7?
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
The heat bothered me in Summer, as my Forte' 4a was a small space heater. Then I would be using more air conditioning to cool off the apt because the amp was on! So in the Summer I did turn it off when not in use.
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