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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?
aeschwartz
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tomic601
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Had me at Petit Syrah....
kw6
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Yes, that's why I don't listen to solid state anymore!😁
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slaw
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Steve McCormick says the Plitron transformers need 24' hours to reach optimum operating temp. I always turn my amp on the day before listening.
mitch2
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Thanks for that information @slaw. Steve hadn't told me that but he put two big low noise Plitrons in my SMc Audio DNA-1 UltraG-20 monoblocks earlier this year.  That may be why he offered the option of having no on/off switch.
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twoleftears
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Isn't that Petit Sirah?  DNA analysis shows it actually bears no relation to Syrah.  And so it goes.
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