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

orpheus10 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,668 posts 08-29-2018 at 02:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My solid state preamp has been on for at least 5 years, with no ill effect.
mahler123 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,373 posts 08-29-2018 at 10:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I’m with minors. I think equipment needs to be turned off every now and then to keep from overheating.
oldschool1948 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 502 posts 08-29-2018 at 10:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I agree that heat is the enemy of electronic equipment. I also think that if kept cool, you can run your equipment 7/24 with no issues. Computers are a good example of that. My desktop computer is liquid cooled, runs 7x24, and I've never had a problem. My NAS drive runs 7/24 with no issues. Servers in our data centers run 7/24 with no heat related issues. All of my amps are in my basement where it is always cool, sometime too cool for my taste, but my wife loves it - go figure. As I noted in an earlier post, I will try turning my gear on from standby mode to see how long it takes for them to settle down. Also, saving a few $ on electricity and helping the environment are both good things.