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Leave amps on?

I know this has been covered before but I have a particular question. I have a CJ 350 and Gamut 200 and leave them on. When in idle the CJ heat sinks get hot and the Gamut do not. The Gamut is a mosfet , the CJ is not. The Gamuts [5s] are low impedance; when I used Spendors the CJ did not get hot. Does the impedance of the speakers make them draw more current even idle? The Gamuts are designed for the speakers which are quite low impedance. This is a good one for you Al.
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czarivey
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Some of amps OK to be on, some of amps not OK. 
For me it's not OK to leave tube amp on if not used and so is for solid state class A amp as well. It will decrease their operational time by very very far.

It's OK to keep clas A/B amps on again as long as they don't dissipate excessive heat that may affect other circuit components and so is reliability of unit.

It's totally OK to leave Class D amps on 24/7 to achieve the best performance and longevity.


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