I stream 24/7. Do you?

No, I like to get at least 6-8 hours of sleep

That was funny @lalitk 

I don't sleep, I stream.

have stream, will listen

I do almost same even when I work from home. I normally run lots of Brian Eno scores. FSOL also great band for background music. 

All day. In the shower in the AM, in the car all day , at night....   I still play a few LPs here and there but I stream all day.   

I have a whole house audio system and will try this week-end, nice idea.

I automatically shutdown my ROON Core PC at 2:30AM. The PC bios is set to wake up the PC at 7:00AM for another day of music. Though the morning is for  great FM radio.

@nrenter ​My system is solid-state, so I never turn it off anyways.

Other than increasing your electric bill, heating your room and shortening the life of your equipment,  why would you leave the system powered up 24/7?  Does the manufacturer of your amp(s) specifically call for always on?  Just wondering the reason. ​​​​​​  Cheers. 

I used to have the radio on 24/7. As I grow older, I tend to have less and less on, even with having whole house audio, and focus on quality listening session, typically on the weekends, starting with a vinyl and moving to streaming after an album or two. 
 

Yes, streaming has been a game changer for me. Hardly listen to anything else.

We listen to Internet Radio in the home as our background music, and then for ‘Serious listening’ it’s either Physical Media or my CDs burned to a HD.  I use streaming services mainly for auditioning new recordings or while on the go

Absolutely Not!  Only physical media here.

Happy Listening!

@bigtwin 

Other than increasing your electric bill, heating your room and shortening the life of your equipment,  why would you leave the system powered up 24/7?

Electric bill - insignificant 

Heat - insignificant 

Shortening the life of equipment - From both a theoretical perspective (I have a EE degree) and a practical perspective (I’ve had components powered on continually for 17+ years) your presumption is a myth. Now there are some caveats - properly designed heat dissipation and proper ventilation. Shove a Class A amp under a mattress and, yes, bad things will happen.  But solid state components do need time to stabilize to sound their best, and I don’t have the time or patience to wait. 

@nrenter +10.  SS equipment can be left on, many manufacturers recommend leaving them powered up unless you will be not using them for a prolonged period of time. 

@nrenter My big SS mono blocks and preamp are Hegel.  I have posed this question to Hegel.  They're take is the equipment has soft start circuitry,  that SS equipment requires only  few minutes to warm up and constant power just shortens the lifespan.  I can't see any reason they are giving me bad advice.  In the end, whatever makes us happy.  Cheers. 

@bigtwin, that’s great! You should listen to the manufacturer. However, my commentary still stands. 

Don’t almost all equipment have a standby switch nowadays? 

I wish I kept Tidal.  Went to Qobuz for the free trial and didn't cancel it time so I'm stuck with it for a year..  My  bad.  

I hate Qobuz's playlists and they have too many gaps.  

I'm an old guy.  I grew up on vinyl, CD, cassette tape, reel to reel and 8 track tape.  I have a very expensive, high resolution audio system.  But, at this juncture, all I do is stream from Tidal, Qobuz and downloads.  Why?  The combination of convenience and the fantastic sound quality of streamed music ultimately won me over.  I just made sure I used very high quality devices to stream my music, which produce outstanding and very compelling sound quality through my system.  High end audio is one, big, expensive toy store.  And you get to decide which toys you like playing with.  Whatever turns you on.  Happy listening.           

I have it on all day

@nrenter 

Me too.

I sleep, then I get up around 3:00am to stream.

@tony1954 

Yep, a lot of guys I the 70+ bracket would be happy to stream day or night !

I find I stream playlists on Spotify mostly on my 20 hour drives to visit the even older folks at home . . . I’ve sworn off all plane rides until sanity returns (if ever). 

Mostly listen to my CD collection,  and stream Tidal some-what. 

Qobuz radio all day starting with one of their daily mixes then into more serious listening in the evening depending on mood. All streamed to 4 Auralic Aries’s throughout the house.

Stream on baby……yeah!

If I’m not sleeping, I’m streaming.  Mostly Internet Radio, but Qobuz playlists too.  Like @kennymacc , good equipment makes it a joy to listen to music, and I seemingly never get tired of it.

@kennymacc +1 probably the only difference between you and me is that I’m older, lol.

I don't stream at all. I still enjoy hunting for music in record stores and on-line (discogs, ebay, amazon, bandcamp). I've probably spend too much already on playback equipment, but I am curious - how much does one have to spend on streaming equipment so it will sound as good as lps, cds and sacds? Forgive my ignorance, but isn't streaming wireless? I've read that wireless is not as good as a good old turntable or CD player. Untrue? Thank you

I put off streaming way too long.  I picked up a Vault 2i in 2019 and it completely changed the way I listen to music.  That Vault is now in my second system ,  the main system has an Aurender N200

I've never discovered so much great music in such a short time.   Anyone not streaming should give it a try for this reason alone.  Worth every penny, in fact a Qobuz or Tidal subscription is less than 1 movie ticket making it one of the best values in entertainment. 

Streaming can be wireless or wired.  With respect to $/SQ ratio you will get umpteen opinions here.  IMO it’s equivalent to CD; if you have a CD Player that costs say $1K you need to spend about the same on a streamer to get equivalent quality. And as with CD Players, you can spend much less and get excellent results.Megabucks will also get great outcomes but if you are new to streaming I suggest starting in the low cost area and upgrading if you find yourself liking it

No. Why would I? Silence can be just as enjoyable. If you steam all the time, you kind of lose that appreciation for your system when you sit down for a real listen.

As for leaving equipment on or off, I’m inconsistent. 

I don't do 'background music' - I agree with @goldenways that silence can be just as enjoyable. The music I have on is always in the foreground of my attention.