Leaving Solid State Equipment on all the Time

Someone told me that:

Leaving your gear on all the time allows all the components to "come up to temperature."
Transistors, resistors and other devices all have specific operating temps that they work best at. Below these temps, they're not performing at peak capability.
Transformers will generally take 2-3 days to settle down and come up to their operating temps.
Capacitors will take anywhere between 3-4 days to settle down.
If you're continuously turning off the gear, you're basically hearing the system as it's first waking up in the morning. After it's been on for a few days, you'll hear that the tonal balance smooths out, that the top end becomes sweeter and purer and that bass has more control, articulation, and becomes more natural.

Any truth to any of that?

oldschool194808-20-2018 11:50pm

xti16 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,525 posts 08-22-2018 at 12:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I leave my Aavik U300 on all the time.. I don't even bother with standby. I was told this by the designer and never questioned it. BTW it is class D
terry9 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,333 posts 08-22-2018 at 02:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete In summer I leave my Class A amps on standby (30% power), but they still take many hours to warm up to full performance. In the winter I leave them on a lot - costs nothing, just replaces the heater. My phono/pre reaches full performance after a few hours.
68pete Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,001 posts 08-22-2018 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 24/7 excepted when i am a way for more than a couple of days.
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waterzlife Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 139 posts 08-22-2018 at 03:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Plinius P8 amp was left on the entire 4+ years without any problem.