is it ok to leave a tube amp on without speakers connected


I'm blessed to have two amps but one set of speakers in my listing room - all tubes.  Instead of cutting off one to listen to the other, I would like to listen to the other without powering off the one i'm not listening to.  

Question:  Can tube amps be powered on without speakers connected for hours at a time?
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Showing 1 response by migueca

As previously said, you can burn the output transformers. 
I also have two amplifiers and two sets of speakers. I made a switch box that allows me to choose which amplifier am I listening to, connected to which speakers. There are some models on the market (selectores and switches), but I decided to build my own and I'm very happy with it.