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    Speaker Mystery

    Can anyone tell me why, over time, my speakers seem to be taking longer and longer to come on? Sometimes it's an hour or so! They used to just come on instantly.
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    Re: Speaker Mystery

    It sounds like the amplifier is going south.

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    Re: Speaker Mystery

    Which amp is it ?>

    My NAD has FETs being fed from a large capacitor as switch on thump eliminator delay. If the capacitor or FETs go soft it will either take a while to switch, or never switch at all....
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    Re: Speaker Mystery

    Some high end amps have a relay that disconnects the speakers until the amplifier output stabilises. If the sense cct fails or the relay becomes 'sticky' that will give the symptoms you describe.
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