Always on ?


I dont'speak of holidays, of course.
But when you listen to music every day, is it better to let all your material on ?
For instance (for me), Accuphase P-7000, Accuphase preamplifier C-2000, Accuphase SACD/CD DP-85, Lamm phono premaplifier LP2 (tubes).

I understand that for the sound it's better, no warming every day, but what about the electricity bill and, more important, the lasting of the material ?
adhoc

Showing 1 response by bob_bundus

my Accuphase pre takes ~30 hours warmup to sound its' best. The amp seems less sensitive to sonic changes as it warms up, however I leave both pieces powered on full time (as for all solid state). Tubes I do not leave on full time, unless a standby setting is available on the component.
Realize that depending on your geographic location, you are more vulnerable to component lightning damage during a thunderstorm when equipment is powered on; however you do remain vulnerable even when powered off as long as the line cords are plugged in. So use a line conditioner with integral surge protection; alternatively install a whole-house surge protector wired parallel at the distribution panel, along with downstream parallel transient snubbers wired across your AC outlets, or built into them. Still: when storms are in your area the best protection is to power down and unplug everything.