Tube DAC Conundrum


I have the Blacknote DAC30 which has 4 tubes in it. I read that digital stuff should be left on for everyday listening, but won't that use up the tube life a lot quicker? I am willing to change the tubes every year if leaving them on all the time will get me that far, but I don't know.
koestner

Showing 1 response by glide3

I follow the same practice as the above 2 posters
I am no expert but I think the performance issues are related to getting the tube gear(or any gear) to an optimal operating temperature. I find most tube gears get there relatively quickly.
Now for some reason (unknown to me) I find that unplugging digital gear will then require a longer time to get back to optimal sound once plugged back in so I do try and keep my digital plugged in.