I also like to power down all my components at the end of the day, just before bedtime. Well, not exactly. All my components are plugged into a power conditioner, so when I turn them off, they are actually still on, but in stand-by mode, which prevents cold-starts, which allows things to sound much better when you do your initial power-up. Coming out of stand-by mode allows for it to take less time for things to warm up and to sound their best. I like doing it this way. It works for me. However, I suppose that nothing beats just leaving everything on all the time so as to keep things nicely warmed up and ready to go for the absolute best sound 24/7.
Amp — Leave on or turn off
I always turned my Benchmark AHB2 amp off after use every night. After all, why is there an on off switch on the front panel if not to do that? Last night I accidentally left it on. This morning, when I played my first record, I couldn’t believe my ears. The same record I played last night sounded infinitely better. I tried a second record and that, too, was much better.
I know there’s a debate on the question of leaving an amp on all the time.
I now know where I stand!