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).
kocsis
I've heard it said that SS should be left on and tube should be switched off.
The reasoning was that SS takes a long time to warm up, and that thermal cycling causes expansion and contraction that can break components (e.g. causing electrolytic caps to break and leak).
Tubes, on the other hand, wear out the heater element if left on all the time, and warm up very quickly when switched on.
I have only ever owned SS and never class A so the electricity bills have never been a problem.
I suppose a fireman, sorry, firefighter, would tell you that all electrical equipment should always be switched off and unplugged when not in use. I wonder what an audiophile firefighter would say? :-)
I leave my Spectral DMC-30S powered up all the time. I don't really have to worry much about electrical storms here in San Diego.

How do you like your DMC-30SL?
From a recommendation right here in the forum, I just purchased a Pass Aleph P preamp from a fellow Agoner. It does not even have a power switch! It is an excellent piece.
I think they put the power switch on the back for a reason. I would take that as a manufacturers recommendation.