Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time?


I listen most nights after work. I find that the system takes a while to warm up and sounds it's best if it has been shut off. So I leave it on. I always have and this is vintage stuff. The amp is a 25/25 Bedini class A. It stays warm but never hot. It has never caused an issue but recently I've been speaking with others that were stunned that I would do this. So let me know if I'm the only one that lets it run. Do you shut off the equipment after each session?
vinylfan62
I do not leave my equipment on, as my amp and preamp shut themselves down after so many minutes of idle time and with a power unit, DAC and transport, consumes quite a bit of electricity.

It does take 10-15 minutes of play time for my equipment to sound its best.
My mono blocks consume 230W each in standby mode, so I turn them off after use.  I will turn them on a bit before I plan on listening to warm up and usually by the end of the first side of an LP it sounds just fine.
Like others I leave mine on unless I'm leaving for at least a few days.  Warm-up time was definitely part of my reason, but I had another reason that may or may not be valid so maybe an engineering type or someone more knowledgeable can chime in here?  I noticed that light bulbs and a TV of mine died immediately by turning them on.  My uneducated guess was that the initial surge of current puts more strain on a component (maybe the power supply in particular?) along with the continual heating and cooling of all the electronics.  So I thought leaving my system on all the time may actually increase its life by cumulatively reducing stress on it rather than turning it on and off almost every day.  Was I completely off base?  Will prematurely wearing out certain parts (capacitors, etc.) outweigh any benefits from leaving a system on?  Always wondered about this, and thanks for any thoughts.  

I left the Aesthetix Io on all the time - since the sound is best, fully warmed up - but it was probably not a good idea. The time plus heat factor led to repairs. Now, I turn all my tube components off and on, even if I have to wait an hour for good sound.