Leaving my amplifier on ok?

You can always compromise and turn amp on before going to bed Thursday night (for a big weekend listening session). Turn it off Sunday night.

I read an unbelievable story about a NYC dweller who left a pair of McIntosh monos on for 35 years because he had them in an impossible-to-reach location. Maybe I dreamed this...

@dweller , that story rings a bell. I have read that too. But it was just that this dealer or reviewer was helping out a widow whose husband had died and was buying the amp from her. The best part was that the amp sounded fine even with the tubes being ON for that long. I believe it was in Stereophile somewhere?

I have  five amps I use every day. There are 4 d amps that I leave on 24/7. Also in use is a single-ended 812 amp, that is in use most of the time (cuz it's so good!)  There is an SET 300B that is used rarely (it makes a good back up when necessary).

Regards,

Dan

@highend64 seems to have already answered his own question.

Anywho, here’s my take. Give the ones that generate heat room to breathe. Chances are all will be well.

Also, I never leave the house with a tube amp on.