Best Speakers for Auto-off and standby behavior

#1

The defeatable power-saving mode earns praise for letting PC users avoid unwanted automatic sleep during quiet periods.

#2

Standby behavior is flexible: the speakers can be awakened over Bluetooth, so users do not have to walk over to the primary speaker after it sleeps.

#3

Using the wired speaker link can shorten the secondary speaker’s wake-up time.

#4

The remote's energy-saving behavior can delay the first command after it wakes, adding friction to otherwise simple adjustments.

#5

Bluetooth and HDMI wake quickly, but USB-C, optical, and AUX may require the remote or app. The aggressive default sleep behavior can interrupt quiet content, though firmware and app settings...

#6

Automatic standby works, but waking from an idle state can take roughly seven to eight seconds. That delay is long enough to miss the opening seconds of content unless playback...