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eqipment on 24/7?

what are the current thoughts about leaving upper-end digital audio gear on 24/7? I leave my high-current A/B integrated on stand-by when not in use, but was advised to leave CD player, streamer, DAC, etc on 24/7. Good advise?
pfrank12
terry9
2,333 posts
 
My SS phono/pre 'snaps' into focus after about 15 minutes, and gets better for an hour. Same for my higher end Nak cassette deck.

My amps (SS Class A) are much slower. Listenable after an hour, splendid after 10.
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shkong78
1,483 posts
 
Both EmmLab Dac2 and Lyngdorf 2170 sounds smooth and more refined after 24 hours warmup.

Thus I leave all the Dac 24/7 on including Dave Chord and Mscaler.
erik_squires
16,042 posts
 
As I've written elsewhere, my current, hot running Luxman 507ux integrated warms up in no time at all.


My Class D amps take days. Like 2-4 days. They used 7W at idle, so I left them on all the time.
ejr1953
912 posts
 
I power all my equipment down when I'm done listening.  I do find that, after powering it back up, it takes 10-15 minutes for it to "warm up" and sound its best.
jaybe
740 posts
 
Used to keep most equipment on "standby". Now it's off entirely but warms up in an hour. My electric bill went down quite a bit as well.
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