# PP3 question about idle mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Power Components\ **Created:** [May 9, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137 "2026-05-09T21:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![james-k-m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@james-k-m](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/james-k-m)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137/1 "2026-05-09T21:00:03Z")
Just got a new Stellar Power Plant 3. If I put it in idle it cuts power to all the devices plugged in. I need those devices to be in idle, so I have to leave the PP3 on all the time. What’s the reasoning for cutting power to devices when in idle? ---
**Author:** ![Palouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/palouse/32/93521_2.png) [@Palouse](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Palouse)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137/2 "2026-05-09T22:02:09Z")
I have 5 devices plugged into my P3, all on regenerated power. FM tuner i turn on/off as needed from its power switch. Stella Gain Cell DAC/Pre that I put into standby and it is linked by trigger cables to my 2 M700 Power amps. My PW SACD Transport is also controlled by the front standby button. Not perfect but it works for me, and is the least problematic of the alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![james-k-m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@james-k-m](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/james-k-m)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137/3 "2026-05-10T00:25:34Z")
I have a more modest system and this is fine for my turntable which is never on standby. But my integrated amp and SACD player always are. In my main system my PS-Audio transport and DAC are always in standby, so the Stellar PP3 wouldn’t work for them either. I guess this is fine for it to never be in standby/idle, so why have it? ---
**Author:** ![Palouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/palouse/32/93521_2.png) [@Palouse](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Palouse)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137/4 "2026-05-10T01:03:10Z")
I can put the P3 in standby mode, and then when I turn it on, it fires up all the others, except for the Tuner, which is OK, but I do wonder about the power surge. Alternatively, I can leave it all on. ---
**Author:** ![Palouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/palouse/32/93521_2.png) [@Palouse](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Palouse)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137/5 "2026-05-10T01:04:22Z")
The sonic improvement with the P3 are more than worth any and all changes in habit it forces on me. ---
**Author:** ![james-k-m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@james-k-m](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/james-k-m)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pp3-question-about-idle-mode/44137/6 "2026-05-10T01:14:59Z")
My concern is if I don’t keep the amp and player in standby then they take awhile to warm up. Also, doesn’t a shutdown have to be sequential? Like, if I power off the PS-Audio DAC and transport it first has to be in standby. To just cut power when in standby eliminates the power switches on the back perhaps unsafely?