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Amplifier warm up

I was plalying Boz Scaggs, "Silk Degrees" LP.  After side one, I ate dinner.  One hour later I played side 2.  The second side sounded clearer, more vibrant with better sound stage. I have a Parasound P6 preamp and Parasound Halo A21+ amp.  Is it possible that an hour of warm up improved performance?
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mike_in_nc
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Gear warms up, sure, = and you were more relaxed after dinner. Any chance you had a drink with it?
mitch2
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If you played side one from a cold start, it would be surprising if the hour of warm up didn't improve the sound.  MC nailed it.....leave your SS amp turned on. 
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jjss49
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yes ss gear sounds better when warmed up, running a while

i am not sure leaving a power amp on 24-7 is a good idea... stuff does degrade over time with heat... if you are listening every day maybe ok, but if not using for a while, maybe still better to turn off

little more green too... if you care about that
jakesnak
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For sure with the warming up time. I just posted something that I did that was really dumb! 
johnto
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It would have made for a better comparison if you had played the the same side again as there are multiple things that could change the sound of an lp from one side to the other. I've had Lp's even direct to disc that play fantastic on one side and are mispressed on the other.
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