Should preamp be left turned on?

Following a prior question, what's your view in the case of a solid state preamp (I have the Spectral DMC30SL...switch is in the back, I think).

kocsis10-25-2002 6:16pm

seandtaylor99 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,262 posts 10-25-2002 at 06:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'd leave it on unless there was a danger of electrical storms, in which case I'd switch it off and unplug it. Otherwise I see only benefits in leaving it on ... longevity, sound (maybe), and no downsides (unless it's got a huge power consumption, which is very unlikely). I leave my integrated amp on all the time, but I turn the volume to minimum and select an unused input when it is not in use.
drarmi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 29 posts 10-25-2002 at 07:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes. I have the same.
lugnut Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,190 posts 10-25-2002 at 09:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've been leaving ss electronics continuously powered up for 35 years through three systems and have yet to need a repair.
aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,016 posts 10-25-2002 at 09:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I second SeanDTaylor: Longevity is a benefit only for low power - which a preamp is. For high power Class A or tube amps, this point would be ambiguous (Pass X600 springs to mind). I leave mine on all day and off only at night as, what I feel, is a balance between thermal loading and thermal cycling. Arthur