One switch for all gear to power up a bad idea?

You should have no issues as long as your not over doing the load of the main fuse.

if the start up current was too much it would blow the fuse anyway.

I have a 1000 watt sub and 2 RCF 312-A's. These are not plugged into the same switch as the CDJ's/Mixer but are on a different wall socket and surge strip. So if I use both (one strip for the sub and tops & one for the CDJ's/Mixer) and power them on individually one at a time. I am guess I should be fine.

all my kit is on the same socket into the flight case... ive always used one switch to turn this lot on, 3yrs on and alls well!

assume you would use common sense and not turn all the speakers and electronics all on at once, as this could cause a spike and blow the 13a fuse in your plug?

although you are way under the 3kw (uk limit) on one plug... so should be ok - but err on the safe side and switch speakers on one by one!

It's unlikely to surge and cause any problems, but how much effort is it to use the switches?  They're unlikely to fail.  In all my years of supporting Pioneer products on the forums I don't recall anyone complaining of a failed power switch due to overuse.

Either way, you want to certainly power up the speakers AFTER the rest of the gear so you don't get a pop.

If your kit is tightly packed in its flight case, lifting each unit out to switch it on is a real pain - I don't think the original question was about switch wear n tear, more of convenience!

Having 4 speakers switch on, even with soft start, could send a spike down the line causing the rcd to trip - as has happene to me in the past, so I always do my speakers one by one!

The room has both PA speakers on Tripods. I have to walk up to them step over the tri-pod leg and turn the speaker around towards me. Then hit the switch and turn up the level on each one. One at a time. The subwoofer sits against the wal. I have to reach my hand down behind it. Feel for the switch and then feel for the level knob.  I know that I am definitely going to put the CDJ's and mixer on one strip and turn them all on. As far as the PA. I still have to keep the level down all the way before I power it on I believe so I might have to eat that. Same with the sub. Although if I can leave the PA system levels up and put them on individual strips that I would.  It is large/heavy gear. its not easy to keep moving around and reaching behind. 

I have a Furman Power Conditioner which has 8 power outlets on the back which are switched on/off with a power switch, and then there is a single power outlet on the front which is unswitched.  I have plugged a surge protector bar into the unswitched outlet and that runs my CDJ players and mixer.

Then I leave the speakers (which are self-powered monitors) plugged into the switched outlets.

I turn on my CDJ players and mixer first, and then the last thing to get turned on is my speakers by flipping the switch on conditioner.  By turning amps on last and off first you prevent the notorious "turn-on thumps" that can happen which potentially can damage speakers.