Before the MSB Cascade I had a McIntosh DS200. I would open the Roon app on my iPhone, press Play, and the DS200 would power on. I could do this from another room with only my smartphone in hand. Unfortunately, this does not work with the Cascade. As long as the Cascade is not powered on, Roon does not recognize this audio zone. So I have to go and turn the Cascade on manually or carry its remote with me. It would be great to teach the Cascade to power on from a Roon signal!
Just leave the DAC on and set the display to auto off.
Do you mean never turning the DAC off? What about power consumption and heat?
There’s a thread on it somewhere. It doesn’t consume that much power and it’s built like a tank. One of the MSB folks will comment. Seems the only thing that wears out in a lifetime is the screen if it’s left on indefinitely while on the bright setting.
Even if I leave the DAC on, I still need its triggers to switch on the power amplifiers. Keeping the whole system on all the time seems strange to me.
I always keep my Reference DAC powered up and the display goes to sleep while not in use. As far as the remote access, I have another (less costly) music distribution set up around my home. The MSB is for my in room music enjoyment.
Roman, so, they are all right. We rate our products for continuous on time. They will also perform better after being on for about an hour as devices and temperatures will have stabilized. I personally leave both the DAC and amplifier on unless I plan to not use the system for a couple days or go out of town. The power consumption is actually quite low compared to many appliances in the grand scheme, but of course, these decisions are up to each person.
We do have a 12-volt trigger system which can be integrated in to a home automation system. Here is a bit on that:
But this would be a more intensive undertaking, but an option for efficient power consumption.
I do agree though! It would be great if Roon could power it on, but alas, that is not possible with our architecture.
I am going to use RoonAPI (https://rooncommand.dev/) and RS-232
What a strange idea of not keeping a High end system always on (exception made to the tubes/valves which degrade over time).
Mine is always on 24/7 amps included, permanently ready to play. It is much better to keep the electronics at a stable stage and temperature. It does not harm them to stay on. I only switch it off if I have to be absent for more than 2 or 3 days. It usually takes a good 24 hours to stabilize a piece of electronics.
Think about the electronics of the Telecom networks equipement : they are never switched off,…
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