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Originally posted by psyprof1:
I think firing up your car impacts the environment far more than leaving on an amplifier. [Wink]

Altec, I've enjoyed most of what you've written but I need to have the sense of this comment explained to me - unless you're suggesting that the time we spend playing audio or HD is time we don't spend driving and so we reduce our carbon footprint! Was that it, or am I just being over-literal?
Cars are something like 25% efficient.

The most inefficient audio component is the power amplifier at a bit over 60% efficient. Assuming a person uses their system as much as they spend in a car (commuting in LA is insanely time consuming), the audio/video side would involve less overall energy consumption.

Also, electricity is more likely to be made from "greener" sources like wind, hydro etc than using oil in a car. Also, electricity can be generated at home using solar energy.