I have been running a tube amp Music Ref Rm9 in my room since last spring when it returned from being over hauled.
A SS Amp FPB600 was not being used. Just sat there covered - its too big to move.
Couple of weeks ago I woke up the beast. I let it warm up in standby mode for about 4- 6 hours before turning it on.
When I did - I listened for a couple of hours and it wasn't doing it for me. Not the amp I remembered. The RM9 was superior.
So I opened the Krell manual which clearly states by design for optimum performance it should be in standby all the time.
This time I plugged it in and left it for 24 hours in standby. I then turned it on.
Everything that I remembered about that amp came back. This tells me SS depending on design needs time.
My Tube amps experience has been - don't leave them lying around unused for long periods. Use them. But once you turn them on they are performing well after 15 - 20 minutes if everything is ok with the amp.
Cheers
A SS Amp FPB600 was not being used. Just sat there covered - its too big to move.
Couple of weeks ago I woke up the beast. I let it warm up in standby mode for about 4- 6 hours before turning it on.
When I did - I listened for a couple of hours and it wasn't doing it for me. Not the amp I remembered. The RM9 was superior.
So I opened the Krell manual which clearly states by design for optimum performance it should be in standby all the time.
This time I plugged it in and left it for 24 hours in standby. I then turned it on.
Everything that I remembered about that amp came back. This tells me SS depending on design needs time.
My Tube amps experience has been - don't leave them lying around unused for long periods. Use them. But once you turn them on they are performing well after 15 - 20 minutes if everything is ok with the amp.
Cheers