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Should Class A Amps be left on??

Ok- Audiogon members need some advice here. Should Solid State Class A Amps be powered all the time? Have heard two school of thoughts on this. Apparently from what I have heard this is a moot question for Class A/B amps due to the usual low biasing of A/B Amps. From what I have been to learn so far Class A Amps should be left continously on.
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jjss49
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if your equipment is 30-40 years old it is worth having a good tech check them out look for degraded capacitors etc etc... replacing worn or degraded components can dramatically improve the sound of a good old piece of gear

good luck
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jjss49
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answer to your query is no

as others have stated, turn on when listening or a few minutes before

amp will come up to temp pretty fast as they run hot, music should sound very good before long

nice to save some energy too
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