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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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jeffreybehr
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Generally, tubes do indeed get consumed just being turned on. There MAY be a tiny difference in consumption between classes of operation.

I do NOT leave my tubed equipment turned on. If one does, three- to four-thousand hours of goodness get used in half a year.
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