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There is definatly no standby on the EP500, I'm guessing the 600 is the same. I've only turned off my EP500 once, only because we were away for 2 weeks and I shut down the entire system.

Thanks Mojo, I didn't think there was, only my 350 seemed to have this circuitry. I was just questioning Shag above as he mentioned the standby mode.

Well, it depends on how technical you want to get.

For one, it certainly is a waste of energy albeit a relatively small one.

Second, any time electrons flow through an electronic component, that component's lifetime is reduced. Now how much it gets reduced just sitting there idling can be calculated if one has the component loading model. I would venture to say that at idle, the effect on lifetime is negligibly small.

I believe there may be a remote input on that sub that can get triggered from your amp but don't quote me on that.

I measured the power draw of an idle EP500 once, it was around 12 or 14 Watts.

The EP400 - EP600 technically do not have "standby" modes, however, the digital design of the amp detects that there is no source incoming and lowers its power usage (I think). I remember seeing this somewhere, can't remember where.

Just to add to the poll, my green light is always on as well.