Amp On or Off?

Is it a good idea to leave solid state A/B amp on all the time to avoid the heat-up/cool-down stress on internal components?

wrayray03-29-2003 9:08pm

sean Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,231 posts 03-30-2003 at 03:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete This has been covered many times in the archives. There are some threads that contain various explanations / points of view as to why some of us feel the way that we do. I would suggest taking a look at those answers, digesting that info and then doing some simple testing for yourself. For your convenience, here's one covering Class A amps, but most of the info can be carried over to high bias AB amps also. Sean > comments & first hand experience with leaving amps turned on