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

IMO it depends on the gear. To use my own for an example, the preamp is designed to be on at all times, so it is; the amp has a stand-by feature, which I use. I put the amp in stand-by every night and then turn it "on" every morning. I do believe there is other gear that does benefit from being left on all the time, like my friends Plinius.

Both manufacturers of the amps I've held on to for a while--Bryston and now Meitner--recommend that you leave the amp and preamp on all the time unless you're out of town or there's a thunder storm.

It's certainly my experience that most solid state amps sound better when always powered up.

My question is: does the same apply to CD/SACD players? I've never seen that recommendation in a disc player manual.

Regards,

Joel.

I have a solid state preamp in one system that does not even have a switch. It is meant to always be on once plugged in..

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!