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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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Love the Bedini amp!

I can't leave my Class A amps on all the time. They draw around 400 watts each just sitting there when not converting any of it to sound and they heat the room up noticeably by the end of a listening session.
They do not take long to sound good once turned on, though.

Similarly I do not leave my tube amp (main system) on as the tubes only have a certain life time and I intend to use it all with me in the room.

My main system preamp is also tube, but is always powered and just takes a minute or a bit better to wake the tubes up when switched to active mode. No big changes in sound once they are on.
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