Tube amp on/off: best practice?

I agree with Elevick completely. I've had many tube amps over the years. One of which had a output tube go bad. Music was not playing, but there was a god-awful screech coming out of the left channel, then I saw a red flame shoot up through the top vent, followed by smoke. Thank god I was home. I lived in a condo and I don't want to think what could have happened to the seven other families in the building. I've been using digital amps for a while now.

ok, so here's another reason I don't want my lovely wife reading Audiogon.

Thank you guys for the reality-check.

I leave my pro-ject tube phono preamp on all the time. Is this ok?

Rest of my system is Audio Refinement SS gear.

TIA,

Scott

If you listen all day, and turn it off at night, that's fine; but it's realy not good turning tube gear on and off like you describe, and I forget why or why not.

The safety factor has priority.