Do you leave your components on 24/7?

I think people give way to much credence to what the manufacturers say, specifically to reliability and turning the amp off or leaving it on. I'd bet most have no hard data to prove either way, it costs a lot of money to do those types of studies and it takes a long time. There is no reason for a manufacturer to incur those costs.
If they told everyone to turn it off when not in use, there would be some portion of the user population that would turn off / on multiple times each day. This is what they're probably trying to avoid by telling everyone to leave on 24 x 7. That, and it sounds sexier if you are told that the amp you just bought "Needs to be left on to sound its best."

Tinsorosk - If Taxis are left running it's because the driver wants to stay warm.
And I don't think any cab hit 1 million miles, it is certainly not routine. (Wiki says one of the 20-year old Checkers got almost 1 million miles, probably with a few overhauls).

Having spent most of my life my repairing car's including taxi's , I can assure you they get many times the miles we do . I am vigilante with maintenance , keep are cars in the garage , lot's of T.L.C. And I still can't get near the milage those broken down wrecks could . One driver told me he left it running because if it didn't start he would lose a few fairs .
Any cab drivers out there want to chime in for another prospective .

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Tim

>>03-09-11: Sebrof
I think people give way to(sp) much credence(sp) to what the manufacturers say<<

Good point.

It would be silly to think the manufacturers know more about their products than you.

03-08-11: Rodman99999
One can have enough degrees to be a thermometer(I only got two at Case Institute), and they will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for the individual's aural acuity, or their system's resolution(just two of many possible variables). My BAT VK-D5 CDP has a, "Standby" feature, that keeps the circuits/tubes warmed up at half voltage(designed that way, by BAT's resident Rocket Scientist, OBVIOUSLY for a reason). My SS bottom end amp, TacT pre, and Phono pre, stay powered up 24/7. My tubed mains amps are powering up at least an hour before listening. I'm certain Julian Hirsch(of Everything-sounds-the-same fame) would be proud of those that can hear no differences in well warmed up gear(or perhaps: have never heard well warmed up gear). BUT- As long as YOU are happy with your system's presentation- HAPPY LISTENING!

the thing that i find so ridiculous about some audiophiles is that you have people, like the one above, who admit that they don't know what they are talking about, but energetically argue their position because "the manufacturer says..." it would be like energetically arguing the existence of the tooth fairy because your parents told you she existed and the "proof" is that you left a baby tooth under your pillow and later found $1 in its place.

audiofeil likewise seems to express an unquestioning faith in the statements of audio equipment manufacturers. the problem with this kind of reasoning is that it fails to ask what could be motivating the manufacturer to give such advice. i mean, really...would you buy a used car based on this kind of reasoning?!?

here's how it works: audiophile makers too often advocate for massive waste for little benefit. here, the idea is that you run equipment 24/7 so that you can sit down and obtain better listening without having to wait 15 minutes. so the proposition is that you would leave the equipment powered up for, say, 20 hours unused so that when you do sit down to listen you can save the 15 minutes of warm up time that you would have to wait if you powered up at the time that you started listening.