Can I leave iLoud Micro speakers powered on continuously?

[stillhopeful]

Will it damage the iLoud Micros to leave them powered on? Is it safe?
Thanks.

[Peter_IK]

You could, but there will still be electricity consumed so I'd recommend shutting them off while not in use.

[stillhopeful]

Thanks. But do you think it would damage the speakers or risk dangerous overheating?

[Peter_IK]

Thanks. But do you think it would damage the speakers or risk dangerous overheating?

I don't think it would cause any massive damage but it is always safest to turn them off. In my home studio, all equipment gets turned off after use. I have an 8-switch power unit within arm's reach where I can turn equipment on and off individually (or some are "grouped" to one switch) so I don't have to reach all over the place, behind things, etc. I would recommend you power them off if you don't expect to use them within around 8-10 hours again.

[stillhopeful]

Thank you for this further advice. In the meantime, I heard back from IKM tech support who said it was ok to leave the speakers on, and I am mindful that I used to leave my Genelec 8020s on all the time with no problems. But I'll probably play cautious with the ILouds. The on/off switch is inconvenient though...

[Peter_IK]

Yes, they would give good advice in support. I would say that any additional "wear and tear" leaving them on would be some absurdly low number like 0.0001% more than turning them on and off anyway.

[fightstarter]

Thank you for this further advice. In the meantime, I heard back from IKM tech support who said it was ok to leave the speakers on, and I am mindful that I used to leave my Genelec 8020s on all the time with no problems. But I'll probably play cautious with the ILouds. The on/off switch is inconvenient though...

I turn them off every night before I go to sleep and turn them on every morning,because the LED indicator is so bright in my bedroom if I turned off all the lights ,on/off switch is inconvenient,that's true.