Powering off vs leaving on


A friend was trying to convince me that switching my components on and off many times a day is actually worse than leaving them on. Considering the heat put out by a power amp, my instinct says power off. Am I shortening the life by doing this?
billbo
Post removed 
Do a thread search on this subect in the archives, it's been discussed at great length many times.
If you amp can't run at idle without overheating, consider a different amp! There are many well made amps on the market. If you worried about Air conditioning bills, that's another thing and a valid concern.

You do not mention whether this is tube or solidstate gear.
Turn it on in the morning, off at the end of the day. That's better than cycling many times a day. The other choice would be leave it on 24/7. One problem with 24/7 is there can be many short duration electrical spikes a day not to mention one long one that may end your choices pemanently. Good luck.