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Title: Running Marantz 661 with LED off!
Post by: MakersMarc on October 04, 2015, 10:47:58 AM

Did it to save batteries while  >:D and to my surprise, I rolled 4022>661 for 2.5 hours last night on a set of Duracell 2600 rebranded eneloops. And I'm listening now, still on all bars. Good to know. With the LED on I'd have gotten through it, but it would have been on one or two bars at the end.

Title: Re: Running Marantz 661 with LED off!
Post by: rocksuitcase on October 04, 2015, 12:51:37 PM

I've never thought to run mine with the LED off, although I had read it was a possibility to set. I'd agree with you that I could not get more than 2 hours of record time from a set of AA's.(with P48 on and AKG 460's.)
Good experiment and thanks for sharing the results

Title: Re: Running Marantz 661 with LED off!
Post by: Life In Rewind on October 04, 2015, 08:13:49 PM

I was going to suggest USB batteries -but I missed the  >:D!

Carry on LEDless!

Title: Re: Running Marantz 661 with LED off!
Post by: MakersMarc on October 04, 2015, 09:14:18 PM

Yeah, I'd forgotten that you can go into "display" and shut the led display off, the Extra juice was dramatic. All bars after running for 2:30. Last time I tried to cover a two hour set I was flashing one bar. And I listened for an hour plus today.