Avalon AD2022 Preamp Question

[Rick Shepherd]

I was noticing that when I turn on my power strip/surge protector to get power to my AD2022, the channel 1 VU meter dances up and down real hard. Is this a problem, or can the preamp be damaged by this. Hell, the preamp doesn't have a pwer switch, and if I turn the input to lowest level, it still dances around. Any thoughts?

 

[sdelsolray]

I don't think it's a problem. My Pendulum tube pre has a power switch plus a soft start cycle (about a two min warmup before it completely tunrs on). Every time I turn it on both VU meters jump.