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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
cleeds
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david1

You speak to Firemen here in the UK and what is the number one cause of house fires? No, not hifi systems , but TV’s on standby.
"Smoking, unattended cooking equipment and dirty grill pans are the most likely things to cause a blaze, according to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS). Overheating microwaves, overloaded electric sockets and in particular phones and laptops left charging for too long are also major causes of household fires."

Source is here:https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/most-common-causes-house-fires-13729552


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simao
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I turn mine on Friday evening for the weekend. My phono stage is tube; the rest are ss. I rarely listen during the week.
68pete
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Amp is in stand by when not in use 24/7  Preamp and disc player on 24/7 unless i go away for a couple days then they are unplugged from power
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cedargrover
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I leave my Ayre K5xemp pre amp on all the time.  I don't think it has a on/off switch (or at least I have no idea where it is??).

I leave my Ayre P5xe phono pre amp on all the time, per Ayre recommendation.  

Everything else gets turned on and off with use.
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