Like others report: My research indicates the voltage builds up and damages the output transformer. I wanted to disconnect one speaker so I could do the Soundoctor.com trick to integrate my sub. Was told never run tube amp without load (by Upscale guys) but you can use a 10 ohm 10 watt resistor in place of the speaker https://amzn.com/B0087ZD6FQ. I think they do that when they are working on an amp and connecting a speaker is inconvenient. Decided for my purpose I could just disconnect the input from one amp channel.
is it ok to leave a tube amp on without speakers connected
I'm blessed to have two amps but one set of speakers in my listing room - all tubes. Instead of cutting off one to listen to the other, I would like to listen to the other without powering off the one i'm not listening to.
Question: Can tube amps be powered on without speakers connected for hours at a time?
Question: Can tube amps be powered on without speakers connected for hours at a time?
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