I do worry about the lights being on all of the time and burning out prematurely. My concern is always about the power surge. Turning it on and off is probably the most stressful challenge to the capacitors, tubes, bulbs, etc. Any thoughts about this?
Warm-up time for amps and preamps
How long does it take for your system to sound good from a cold start?
I try to keep my system on most of the time. But occasionally I turn it off and it sounds like crap for a good half-hour to an hour.
i know there has been discussion here on the virtue of leaving tube preamps on all the time.
But my solid state amp (modified NuForce mono blocks) technician advises turning even them off occasionally.
I try to keep my system on most of the time. But occasionally I turn it off and it sounds like crap for a good half-hour to an hour.
i know there has been discussion here on the virtue of leaving tube preamps on all the time.
But my solid state amp (modified NuForce mono blocks) technician advises turning even them off occasionally.