Unplugged two speaker while my AVR was still plugged in but powered off, would that hurt anything?

TheSilverKing · December 31, 2023

I was checking the connections and unplugged and replugged my front two left and right speakers (I use banana plugs if it matters) while the AVR was plugged in but powered on, is it likely it damaged anything? Speakers seem fine, AVR still powers on.

saintlouisbagels · December 31, 2023

Was there a loud pop?

Doesn't matter - if they sound fine then they're fine.

But obviously practice common sense and turn off the AVR before unplugging. And turn down the volume pleasant level as well.

TheSilverKing · December 31, 2023

4 minutes ago, saintlouisbagels said:

Was there a loud pop?

Doesn't matter - if they sound fine then they're fine.

But obviously practice common sense and turn off the AVR before unplugging. And turn down the volume pleasant level as well.

I just tested them with the windows test tones really quickly, but yeah they seemed to be fine. Had always unplugged them previously with the AVR disconnected from power but I was checking to make sure I had wired them right after swapping around for troubleshooting (AVR was unplugged then) and didn’t think to unplug.