Stupid question of the day: Should I leave Amp on?

Dr Joe. My cdp has a standby mode. The main power switch is in the back. I believe the idea is to keep the DAC's warm. My preamp also has no on/off switch. And I do leave my amp turned on.

The biggest shock to an amps system is the turning on process. If something is going to fail it usually (remember I said usually) happens when the amp is powered up.

Unless something is going to go unused for a long period of time, leave it on!

Lighten up Seany, I was making a funny...

Dr. Joe. My Philips 963SA DVD/SACD goes into standy mode when the power is shut off. IMHO, if something hardly draws any power it should probably be left on. Besides costing almost nothing, with little current it could take a very long time for the components to warm up.

Joel:

In my experience it is more important to leave the DAC on than the transport. The DAC takes days to get going - mine takes ten days to sound right! I'm serious. My transport is usually good after a couple of hours. With a one box player I would be very tempted to leave it on the whole time for the DAC's sake.