My main system, with a tube integrated, is in my studio where I work 10-12 hours a day, interrupted by the occasional offsite meeting or errand.
What's the best practice/rule of thumb for powering it up and down as I duck in and out of the studio? Just leave it on all day? How long do I need to be away for it to be better to power it down?
Right now I'm firing it up and cooling it down about 3x a day, running it a total of 6-8 hours a day.
If you listen all day, and turn it off at night, that's fine; but it's realy not good turning tube gear on and off like you describe, and I forget why or why not.
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