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
Steve McCormick says the Plitron transformers need 24' hours to reach optimum operating temp. I always turn my amp on the day before listening.
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.
Isn't that Petit Sirah?  DNA analysis shows it actually bears no relation to Syrah.  And so it goes.
@tomic601
@twoleftears

twoleft is correct - from dr vinny @ wine spectator:

"Petite Sirah (you’ve clearly seen some of the wineries that use the alternative spelling of "Petite Syrah") and Syrah are two different red grapes. Syrah (also known as Shiraz in Australia and South Africa) hails from France’s Rhône Valley, where it’s the primary component of some of the world’s most revered red wines from Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie.

Meanwhile, Petite Sirah is the American name for the Durif grape, another French import, which is a cross between the Syrah and Peloursin grapes. Durif never took off in France, but it did in California.

Even though its name implies it may be a lighter version of Syrah, this is definitely not the case. Petites are anything but Petite. I’ve heard that Petite Sirah got its name because the grape bunch looked like a bunch of Syrah grapes, but with smaller berries. These smaller berries mean there’s a higher skin-to-pulp ratio in the grapes, the resulting wines are inky dark and bold, with rich flavors and powerfully dense tannins. Petites are much more tannic and rustic than Syrahs—I often get wild blackberry and huckleberry pie flavors."


Two thoughts... you might be drinking the wrong wimpy Syrah... our house Syrah is DAVIS Family from Healdsburg. For a real Petite with correct spelling and California fruit, I can highly highly recommend a truckload batch from Romeo in Sequim WA from Lost Mountain Winery - it has cellared extremely well. Thanks for the correction