How long daes it take your gear to warm up?

I agree with Jim. Takes about 1-2 hrs for tubes. SS about 24 plus.

My kit is never off -- but a friend/professional sound engineer recently made the argument that the single most important important bit to "warm up" in any system will be the magnets and actual moving bits on the speakers. After about an hour, he argues, the coherence among the drivers and general timbral accuracy will "gell", while before it can be hit or miss, and basically just a lot less than seamless. There is something inherently sensible about this proposition to my mind, I must confess.

So there we are, talking smack and listening to the system, when about an hour in, he give the old hold everything sign, and says there it is, it just came together. And, I'll be damned, but with a pro to put a sign post on it, it seems pretty obvious. So, these days, I usually run the TV or other nonsense through the speakers for an hour or so before tucking into anything serious. Can I get a witness, or is it just me?

Most SS Class A power amps can draw 600 to 700 watts each. To leave them on all the time, lots of heat and utility cost. Some of us most own a power company. All my gear is left on less my power amps. One to two hours for casual listening , four to six hours for critical listing. Lots of Red wine is also required.

Usually 20 to 30 mins to all my SS gear..as the manufacturer recommends.

My CD player is left on 24/7/52 as for the rest I turn on the phono preamp, turntable motor and preamp two or three hours before listening then go for the amps. If I leave town for a day or so I unplug everything. Turning on the preamps and motor seems to let the system come together more quickly and yes it does mean buying new tubes about once a year. Sigh! My amps are class A and they get put on when I am ready to listen and it only gets better from there.