bigtwin wrote: "I'm not aware any any manufacturer that suggests leaving equipment powered up 24/7? I would think you are only shortening the eventual life span of things doing this? Just asking."
When I bought my Pass Labs XP17 phonostage I called Pass and asked if it would be OK to leave it on 24/7. I was told that it was designed to be left on all the time and that is why the only off/on switch is located on the back of the component.