Yes, music from equipment does sound much better if it is allowed to warm up for a substantial period of time. The length is totally up to the specific person's taste. For me 30 minutes to an hour and I am very happy. Quite honestly, for my equipment, after 15 minutes it really doesn't change very much. But, that is just me. You will read many posts from others suggesting how long you should warm up equipment or some suggest leaving it on. If your equipment is solid state and isn't class A, whereby I mean that it would idle with no input at full current bias, then leave it on. It won't hurt it. If, however, the amps are full class A, then you are shortening the life of the electronics greatly because of heat. So, I would suggest turning that piece of equipment off, unless it has a standby mode that reduces idle current to a minimum. If you have tube equipment, do what the manufacturer suggest. Most manufactures tell you clearly what the warm up period should be for tube equipment and many will warn you that tube life is greatly shortened if left on. That isn't a problem for people that 1) don't care about replacing tubes every few months or 2) can afford to. But for the rest of us, Tubes for my equipment are stupidly expensive and since I have no problem turning my system on about 30 minutes to an hour before I listen, I am good.
You should determine the appropriate warm up time for your equipment based on your particular tastes and go with that.
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You should determine the appropriate warm up time for your equipment based on your particular tastes and go with that.
enjoy