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How do I break in a tube amplifier?

I should be taking delivery of my Yaqin MC-30L tube amplifier this weekend. I believe the dealer is going to set it up and bias it and may even let it run for a few hours before I pick it up. It's going to be a 2nd system sharing speakers with my primary home theater system so I will have few opportunities to leave it running for extended periods of time.

Does it do any good to just leave the amplifier turned on or does it actually need to by playing music?
mceljo
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Never leave tube amp on all the time very bad idea.
tablejockey
3,951 posts
 
With 8 years passing, It's safe to say......the amp is "broken in."
mceljo OP
1,357 posts
 
@tablejockey - I've still not used it waiting for some consensus for how to move forward...

Actually, the amplifier is now in the care of a friend of mine as I've upgraded and currently have a Pathos Classic One MkIII and a Krell S-300i.  The Yaqin was an excellent amplifier especially when factoring in the cost.
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