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Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time?

I listen most nights after work. I find that the system takes a while to warm up and sounds it's best if it has been shut off. So I leave it on. I always have and this is vintage stuff. The amp is a 25/25 Bedini class A. It stays warm but never hot. It has never caused an issue but recently I've been speaking with others that were stunned that I would do this. So let me know if I'm the only one that lets it run. Do you shut off the equipment after each session?
vinylfan62
boxer12
1,703 posts
 
Well I guess it doesn't matter then. Thanks Wolf!
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nonoise
4,382 posts
 
I used to leave my Marantz integrated and SACD player on all the time. Now that I have the Kinki EX-M1 I turn it off when not in use. It simply gets too warm after several hours which is why they have those massive heat sinks inside and the numerous vent holes above and below.

No worries though as it sounds so much better at a cold start than the Marantz did leaving it on 24/7. Go figure. Optimum sound is reached around the 30 minute mark but I don't really notice an improvement as I'm already way into the music by then.

The SACD player draws so little that I still leave in on 24/7. Now if it's conservation you're after, make sure to turn off that damn cable box as they're power hogs, the likes of which you've never noticed. 

And Wolf is right. We're way past the point of no return and what we're leaving future generations will have them cursing us long after we're gone.

All the best,
Nonoise
schubert
4,867 posts
 
Sure looks like the game is over but that still doesn't relive us from making
out an all-out effort .
kosst_amojan
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@wolf_garcia

Well that’s a rant! You make it sound like humanity is the worst thing to ever happen to this little blue marble in space. Never mind asteroid impacts, global wild fires, plate tectonics and continental drift, solar flares, calderas, and much more. My class A amp is killing Bambi! Did you know Antarctica used to have palm trees? In fact CO2 levels were nearly 10 what they are today when himanity first appeared on this planet. I’m not going to worry until they’re more like 15 or 20 times today’s levels. All historical indications suggest CO2 is a good thing.

All that said, I idle my 13 liter diesel to keep my water cool on my dashboard, but I do turn off my amp because I kinda worry it might be a fire hazard.
wolf_garcia
4,650 posts
 
You got it. NO worries. But Humanity is the worst thing happening to humanity, and since I like the outdoors it seems kinda sad we tossed it out. I got mine...played with Zeppelin, won some surf contests, etc, so I'm fine, and should enjoy the place reorganizing itself and the surf might get better.
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