Do you have to turn the speakers on manually every time you want to use them, or do they stay always-on when plugged in?
1776147
I can turn them off with the remote, but not on. I leave them on all the time, unless they start howling which is not often.
1776148
Short answer is yes. They have a stand by mode, but shut off fully after a few minutes. In stand by, you can use the remote to power on or back into stand-by. I wish they would stay in stand-by, but it is probably designed to save batteries when not plugged in. I usually just leave them powered on and turn down the volume.
1402946
No, these are traditional component speakers and are not self-powered. Hope this helps. Barry
1147025
There is an on off switch. If you leave it "on" it is connected to the network and you can connect to it any time without delay. You can power it down, in which case you will have to go through a power up cycle the next time you use the speaker. You have to turn the speaker on and off at the physical unit (or within its IR remote range if you use that). The speaker does not have a standby mode, but I do not see any issue with leaving it on all the time.
1666325
The volume control remote has a button on top that cycles through Bluetooth, wired input (the line-in and optical inputs use the same jack so only one can be connected), and power. I never turn mine off though. There's no hiss or hum, the LED isn't obnoxious, and I'm willing to pretend that the power draw is minimal. The speakers will automatically reconnect to my phone when I come home and it's very nice to simply hit play to resume whatever I had been listening to in the car.
5797
Wade - if you are referring to the power down due to audio inactivity, yes, they do have that. But to tell you the truth, this has not been an issue with me at all. I use them quite frequently for videos, music etc and I haven't even noticed that it has come into play. I actually prefer this mode, as I don't have to power the units down when I walk away. And when I return, they automatically power themselves up. Hope this helps.
431172
No, they all must be powered. I tried that at first and had to return the non-powered speaker. I bought a second powered speaker and they worked perfectly together. It's a little more expensive for the powered version but it was worth it for me.
474491
If your using the system audio for speakers, you have to turn those on in the settings...
945035
Mine stay on, even when my computer goes into sleep mode. Never had them turn them selves off.
719022
the speakers are powered by plugging the USB cable into your computer. I turn my computer off at night, so they turn off as well. If you leave your computer on 24/7, You would have to unplug them when not in use.
456112
When I have used them, they have maintained the setting that they were on when I turned them off. This has included being disconnected, stored for a couple of days, and reconnected.
1331663
I haven't used my speaker much, so don't know how to answer the question. I assume it does play automatically.
5798
Wade - if you are referring to the power down due to audio inactivity, yes, they do have that. But to tell you the truth, this has not been an issue with me at all. I use them quite frequently for videos, music etc and I haven't even noticed that it has come into play. I actually prefer this mode, as I don't have to power the units down when I walk away. And when I return, they automatically power themselves up.Hope this helps.
1817047
they have to be plugged into existing right speaker and use the speaker volume control if you do not have external speakers plug into pc you then use the volume control on the pc.
8882
There are 2 Ways these will automatically Turn off, The First way if you put in charge mode by switching them off and connecting them back to the Base Station, and the Next way is After like 5min of inactivity from the source its connected to, it will switch off on its own!
8883
Mine didn't turn off automatically. As far as the sound, I thought they were great as long as they lasted, but for only 3 months is not very long for something to last. Maybe I got a lemon.
91454
I actually have not used the speaker with just the batteries on. I have been using it plugged in all the time.I am now curious to see if that happens if I tried it with just the batteries. It could a power saving mode.
2096026
Unfortunately no, the USB plug is how the speakers get power, so it would need to be plugged in, in order for the speakers to be turned on.