Hi James,
The Power Up switch is actually on local, I will change it to auto tonight.
Yesterday I pushed the membrane switch only to have it shutdown and restart again. A second push shut it down. I am either too gentle or too rough. Anyway I am quite happy not to use it at all.
Now on the Hydra, the link mentioned is about building a DIY "Hydra".
Am I missing something here, why do you not recommed using the Hydra? It is after all a passive unit.
It will be at least another 6 months before I can consider adding a Torus or a APS PurePower. As you can see I keeping my options open and will decide on what's best for me. I do wish Torus would give a discount to Bryston owners as it make the decision to buy a Torus a lot easier.
Rgds
Rabin