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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?
vinylfan62
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trelja
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@vinylfan62 your Bedini is one of my all-time favorite amplifiers, and one of the best sounding I've come across.

Generally, I shut my preamplifier off, unless I'm coming back to it.  I keep my tube power / integrated amplifiers turned off when I'm not around
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noromance
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Tubes.
No.
4 switches to power it up and it’s ready in 20 mins.
I do leave my PC class D amp on all the time.

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reubent
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I leave mine on all the time, unless I'm going to be away from home for several days. My integrated amp sounds better after warm-up and it takes quite a while to get warmed up.
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