Been a tube guy for 20 years. I have always shut things down after each session. This refers to amps and pre amps./ My CAT has 10 tubes. To retube my CJ 8's is well over 1k. A one or 2 tube cd player would be best left on 24/7. Cost of retubing a CJ amp or CAT pre, being a big reason why I shut things down.
"Off" vs. "Standby" and tube life
Hi everyone. I currently have a tubed cd player and a solid state integrated. I want to turn my cd player off when I am not using it to prolong tube life but my integrated sounds much better when left on 24/7. Here's my question - my integrated has a standby switch. When I am powering off my system, can I put the amp into standby and then turn my CD player off. I know I am supposed to power down the amp before powering down the source but does putting it into standby qualify?
I realize that there are differing opinions on whether leaving a tubed piece on all the time is better than turning it off and on but that aside I'm interested in learning more about "standby" vs. "off"
Thanks in advance.
I realize that there are differing opinions on whether leaving a tubed piece on all the time is better than turning it off and on but that aside I'm interested in learning more about "standby" vs. "off"
Thanks in advance.