keeping your equipment on 24/7 is the best way I know of to decrease the life expectancy of your equipment, big time! Heat is the killer of electronic components. Heat is generated by tubes, high wattage resistors, high current output transistors etc. This is why fans / heat sinks etc. are incorporated. If you have ever looked at a PCB with high wattage resistors attached you will see darken areas where they are, plus cold solder joints forming.
The electrolyte paste in power capacitors, will dry out if just setting on a shelf or in equipment not being utilized. Sometimes you can bring a electrolytic back to life by reforming it with a voltage source that is regulated.
Bottom line , to turn your equipment off when not listening is the best service you can do to your equipment. But don't just let it set for months on end without operation.
All audio equipment electronically speaking, will be up to full reproductive audio response after a minimum of ten minutes. Resistors, capacitors, diodes, solid state devices, etc. do not have a warm up period or break in time. The only component that can benefit from time on is a valve tube. because of the electrons boiling off the filament, increase conductivity with longer on time.
Tube equipment will begin to degrade over time do in part to an oxide coating that develops on the filament, not allowing for full conduction of the electrons to the grid and plate of the tube.
The electrolyte paste in power capacitors, will dry out if just setting on a shelf or in equipment not being utilized. Sometimes you can bring a electrolytic back to life by reforming it with a voltage source that is regulated.
Bottom line , to turn your equipment off when not listening is the best service you can do to your equipment. But don't just let it set for months on end without operation.
All audio equipment electronically speaking, will be up to full reproductive audio response after a minimum of ten minutes. Resistors, capacitors, diodes, solid state devices, etc. do not have a warm up period or break in time. The only component that can benefit from time on is a valve tube. because of the electrons boiling off the filament, increase conductivity with longer on time.
Tube equipment will begin to degrade over time do in part to an oxide coating that develops on the filament, not allowing for full conduction of the electrons to the grid and plate of the tube.