Hi Ph.D.... YOu are absolutely correct.... I have observed the same thing, and should have mentioned it.
Fact is that with all my amps, class D and class A/b alike, I turn them off once a week for a couple hours for the very reason..... After a week or more days of running continuously, the sound just sags a little bit.... Turning them off for one or two hours and powering them up again freshens them up nicely.
Regards, G.