Do You Have to Play a Component to Warm it Up?

@ozzy62 ...Beg your pardon, but the current 'state of the states' is but one of the 'things' of concern; albeit one I've but one voice and stake to drive into it.

As for a "A'gon vaca", I've been considering that option.

I suspect you'd hardly notice, and would 'good riddance' over it, as would some others.  Since I wouldn't get an invite to that brief celebration, it'd be up to you to host that.

Be a good egg and don't get too wasted during it...😏

Too much to do on the horizon, too little time remaining to make it happen.

'Twas always thus....*s*

My regards to those who found my banter amusing at best.

C'ya on the avenues....ciao.

@asvjerry 

@ozzy62 +1.  I do not bring up politics with my very good and close audio friends who only vote for Democrats.  I talk politics to all others. 

As to my Westminster Lab REI amps, I'm too much in a hurry to wait 30 to 45 minutes for full warm up.  The distributor said to leave them on all the time except when a lighting storm is pending (in Los Angeles-rarely).  He suggested a power surge protection be built prior to my audio power subpanel.  I plug all equipment into a wall or star grounded switchbox with NO effect/protections/power manipulations.  A Stromtank could be a future buy to separate the now dirty power line from my equipment (wasn't like this 50+ years ago, pre-computer/cell phone, etc).

I would like to know more about the Jay's Audio because I own a CDt3 Mk3 and always turn the front power button to off when not in use.  If it would sound better immediately if always left on with no negative effect (especially on the laser) then I'll keep it on.  Same with my 2nd system Topping D70s DAC/Shanling ET3 transport.

My tube equipment is always turned off when not in use.   The Lampizator Poseidon has a 15 second countdown for tube warm up and the manual indicates 3 minutes to stabilize the sound.

Apart from properly running in components - be that electronics, cables and speakers with moving, mechanical parts - and in addition to the warm-up period of electronics after being turned off (I always leave my DAC/preamp and Xilica digital XO on 24/7), I find there’s sonic gain to be had from playing the speakers fairly loud over a period of time, at least an hour. Lower levels won’t do - one has to crank up the volume for the effect to properly set in. I’ve found that watching movies over my setup with "muscular" soundtracks and at reference levels (i.e.: ~80dB average, 105dB occasional peaks) has the desired effect here when listening to music afterwards, as well as demo’s or sessions with audio mates with elevated SPL’s over longer stretches of time. Usually I don’t listen that loud, but when I want my setup to sound the very best I’ll leave the listening room with the system playing fairly loud, and come back later after an hour and so. With this "treatment" I find there’s an even more effortless flow or liquidity to the sound, as well as a fuller, more organic and open imprinting.

Whether it’s really the speakers (or amps?) that account for this, I couldn’t say for sure, but I suspect it is. I’ve also heard from some audio friends with overall different setups sharing the same findings, and so I deduce it’s not exclusive to my setup context and its particularities.

If it's a tube unit definitely. Without a question. 

@backlagg I also have Jay’s Audio CDT2 MKIII and put it on standby after each listening session and leave it this way.