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stupid tube question of the day

Hi all.

Do tubes get consumed at the same rate when the system is on but not playing music, or does playing music cause faster consumption of the tube.

My guess is that for tube amps, definitely faster when playing music. But what about CD players with tubes in them or preamps?

Thanks.

--dan
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dgaylin OP
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Thanks all. Yeah for sure, no point in leaving tube gear powered on when you are not using it, esp. will NOS expensive tubes. But my issue is that I often turn on my tubed CD player, and listen for a couple of hours and know that I'm going to be listening again in 3 or 4 hours, and the question is, should I turn it off, or not?

Of course to be safe, I could just turn it off. But I'm curious if there is really just minimal wear on the tubes when the CD player is on but not playing.
dgaylin OP
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Great responses, and all very helpful!

Much appreciated.

Thanks all,

--dan
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