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"Off" vs. "Standby" and tube life

Hi everyone. I currently have a tubed cd player and a solid state integrated. I want to turn my cd player off when I am not using it to prolong tube life but my integrated sounds much better when left on 24/7. Here's my question - my integrated has a standby switch. When I am powering off my system, can I put the amp into standby and then turn my CD player off. I know I am supposed to power down the amp before powering down the source but does putting it into standby qualify?

I realize that there are differing opinions on whether leaving a tubed piece on all the time is better than turning it off and on but that aside I'm interested in learning more about "standby" vs. "off"

Thanks in advance.
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snook2
620 posts
 
How's that for concrete anaysis. I had many of the best tube amps over the last 12 years and had an over abundance of tube failure. Probably 6-8 times per year!Some very dramatic with capacitors going as well. Most manufacturers always complain that its a bad lot of tubes and not their designs. The supposed best tubes are at a high cost especially matched. I went back to SS for these reasons.
clio09
3,346 posts
 
I have a Joule Electra LA-100 MkIII and have left it on 24 x 7 the last couple of weeks while breaking in a new amp. In light of what Jud Barber says it will now most likely stay on, with the exception of extended time away from home.

On the other hand I would have never left my Cary V12i on all the time. I just never felt safe with the idea and could understand why Jud Barber does not recommend this practice with Joule amps.
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marakanetz
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Snook2 It's not a brainer to create a tube amp trouble-free i.e. if a tube goes bad nothing else goes bad(maybe B+ fuse) but along with that I would still be cautious leaving a tube equipment 24/7 even if the manufacturer is 100% sure.
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