Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time?


I listen most nights after work. I find that the system takes a while to warm up and sounds it's best if it has been shut off. So I leave it on. I always have and this is vintage stuff. The amp is a 25/25 Bedini class A. It stays warm but never hot. It has never caused an issue but recently I've been speaking with others that were stunned that I would do this. So let me know if I'm the only one that lets it run. Do you shut off the equipment after each session?
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Showing 1 response by devilscucumber

I have 3 Plinius Pre-Amps, a Plinius Phono Amp, a Plinius power amp and a large Perreaux amp and powered electrostatics with subs which all run constantly, Plinius recommend leaving them on.

I also remember reading that the heating up , cooling phases are where most component failure occurs.

The only time I turn them off is during a power blackout, as the return of electricity surge/brown power often is not clean.