does this amp go into standby automatically if no music / BT connected? Is the remote IR or RF?
75244
The amp does not go into standby if no audio is sent. You have to manually turn it off. There will be a new version launched in late November the BTAR513 that will go into standby after 15 minutes of no audio. The remote control is infrared.
75245
it does not go into standby when there is no BT connection. I don't know what type of Remote it is but I can tell you it works from long distance.
343927
Yes, mine is plugged in all the time. Love it - easy to use and sound is great. Can't access radio though.
1741646
I'm just really lazy and have left it on since I received mine on March 9th for weeks-month at a time with no noticeable damage. No buzz with my speakers, I just came here slightly concerned about the amp itself but realized it's such a good value that if it stops working it wouldn't be a tragedy. PS: love the sound quality. Anyways, it'd be nice to have a remote but instead I just leave it on :P
195946
I've had mine over a year and it is never turned off. I've had no issues except for a scratchy pot from it sitting in the same position. Moving it back and forth solves the issue. Amplifier sounds good and runs cool.
2135206
Yes. Mine is in standby mode until the TV is turned on I switch to Bluetooth mode to play music from my ipod. The power light is not on all the time, only lights momentarily when something happens such turning on the TV or switching modes.
430578
It has a remote that allows you to switch between inputs, to control the volume and to mute the amp. It does not allow you to turn the amp on and off. However, the power consumption when the amp is muted is very low so it is probably not very different from the standby position of other amps.
1177599
You may not have connected the "remote on" wire, which is a small gauge wire connected alongside the rca cables. The remote wire needs to be spliced with the receiver (usually a blue wire thats probably connected to your receiver's wire harness). Google it to be sure. Lots of tutorials. Oh, and make sure to ground it; you can ruin a lot of electrical components if u don't, including your new amp. Good luck
605970
Mine is plugged into a switched 110 volt outlet on the back of my stereo receiver. When the receiver is off, the outlet is off. However, as others have said, it doesnt need to be turned off.
1825644
It does have a remote... Also it is 100 x 2 @ 8 ohms. Specs say it supports a 6ohm load and will produce more at that load... I have it running 4 ohm Koss CM-1030's and have never had an issue with thermal shutdown. According to my measuring equipment I am extracting around 170 WPC at this load... The speakers are rated over this RMS and I will say it delivers enough clean power such that I wouldn't want it to be any louder. I use the pure audio mode to bypass much of the processing circuitry and it treats my vinyl sources correctly... The phono preamp could be better; but most folks that care that much will use an external phono preamp as I have done. Very quiet, very clean, and overall a best buy for the price.
974830
Pos battery, neg battery, no remote wire used in this application. Use your radio output to speaker as your input on the amp an the output on the amp for your speakers. Turns on and off when the radio is on and off. Very simple
2237434
No, the unit is either on or it's off. It does not shut itself down. I leave mine on 24/7 since it draws very little power when not playing music.
735563
there is an on-off function on the setup menu. But why deprive yourself of hearing how crazy you sound when you sing along with the radio? ;)
2141748
Im using it with an RF camera. When it loses signal the LCD just goes in black (standby).
1596074
I initially thought it did, but I found it did not. I used the speaker inputs instead of the RCA connections. I thought I read where if you use the speaker inputs, they would turn on the amp. I tried that but it would not turn on. I had to run a separate remote turn on from my fuse panel.
606802
I believe after a while the unit turns itself off. If hours go by, I find the unit off and have to turn it back on to play music.
1675982
If you are inquiring if the amp auto senses the receiver turning on and turns on itself with low level RCA patch, yes. A soft turn on at that.
1863836
The display powers off after a few minutes but I think the amp stays powered up. You can turn it off manually. The unit performs well. Pulls in many more stations than the original amp in my Winnebago.