Leave it on?


I just listened to Paul McGowan explain that turning SS equipment on and off degrades the capacitors from the tiny power surge and that leaving SS equipment on ALL THE TIME is best. What do you do? 

maprik

I have a Carver 5X100w amplifier hooked to my Rotel Surround pre-amplifier. I turn on and off the Rotel - it does that with the TV remote, but the carver stays on all the time. Every once in a while I'll turn it off, but for the most part it's always on. This thing is over 30 years old and quiet as a mouse. That is my surround system, not what I listen to music on. My stereo is all tube except the streamer and the Schiit Loki Max - which I never turn off.

@grannyring 

 short term trend  is no way to draw long term conclusions

right, I am drawing conclusions from the past 50 years. During which the climate on the Planet changed dramatically. The place where I grew up, when I was a kid, 85 degrees was big news and people talked it for a week, is now 100+ for weeks and months. Not once in a while but EVERY SINGLE summer in the last decade getting hotter every year.

For those of you that leave your gear on like dacs, streamers and SS amps I have a tip to try.   Every couple of weeks or so shut them down for 5-10 minutes and then restart. While I don’t understand why, I can say it did something positive to sound quality. A couple of designers I respect told me about this.  

Ok @gano I leave you with your opinions and conclusions. Enjoy your music! 

leave on---Wadax dac, server, power supply, two Ethernet switches, class d bass amps, Herzan TS active isolation, Esoteric clock.

if gone for over a week these are turned all the way off.

standby--darTZeel amps, battery powered preamp

off; tape decks, tape tubed preamps, phono tubed pre, turntables, power supply for field coil cartridge and field coil arm.