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Do you leave the Jeff Rowland Amp on all the time

I purchased this amp recently an am very impressed with the sound, however it takes a long time to warm up. Do any users leave the amp on all the time. I emailed Rowland but did not get an answer. I am also thinking about replacing my BAT VK-32SE with the Rowland Capri preamp.
marty_t
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syntax
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I shut them off, but I use the Model 2 amp with Batteries. After 20min I
start listening.
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marakanetz
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i would hate them idle at 100W coz not too wealthy.
wolf_garcia
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Turn it off. NO excuses. It's lame to leave things on all the time, wake up, get in the 21st century you wasteful laggards! Use the time it takes for your gear to warm up for something useful...charity work, gardening, flossing, put the LPs back in alphabetical order, explaining to your partner that Donald Fagan really does have a good voice, clean your motorcycle, check your butt for deer ticks...
donjr
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I agree with Wolf. Turn it on and do something for awhile. Were using more power than ever. For every energy efficient invention there's a new invention that plugs in. Turn it on and set a kitchen timer for 20 minutes.
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marakanetz
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I keep my Sunfire SRA on all the time, but it only uses 10W of idle power. It's even longer for digital amp to worm up to normal operation.
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