Do you leave your Amp on ?

[Herbonbay]

A question for everyone. Do you leave your amp on? If so, whats your reasoning? Generally , once I turn mine on, I leave it on all day, assuming that start up and shut down creates more stress than sitting on and idle. I also like the fact that it's always warm and ready. I often wonder if I should simply never turn it off? What's the consensus?

[junior77blue]

Well, I have an Adcom 5802 2 ch amp which I tend to turn off every night, and then turn back on typically when I come from work to either A) listen to music or B) watch a movie.

The heat dissipated from this unit is quite substantial, as it is far from being efficient.

I have other amps in other rooms which I leave on 24/7 or turn off if I away for any extended period of time.

[Shane Martin]

I leave it on all day, assuming that start up and shut down creates more stress than sitting on and idle. I also like the fact that it's always warm and ready.

This is what I do and why. My Carver TFM15 is left on 24/7. My computer is left on too.

[jimmyp58]

I turn my Krell off but leave my CineNova Grande 5 on 24X7. The Krell, if left on, could heat my house!

[sikoniko]

I leave my cinnenova grande5 on 24x7 as well.

[Kens1]

I leave my Rotel 1080 on 24/7 as well.

[RACER4551]

I turn mine off each night after use since it is all tied in with my remote on off setup.But i have always wondered if i left it on would it be more at risk for damage with say a lighning strike,than having it turned off?I do run everything through a power center if that matters.

[Armbender]

I have to leave my Bryston 4B and Powerpack 300 on because I dont think ill be able to turn them on again

[aud19]

Leave my 1075 on, mostly because I haven't got the trigger wire yet.... ops:

Other than that, from what I've read there's no technical reason to leave them off. Try doing a search for the topic as there's been numerous threads regarding this in the past

[jim777]

My amp is on about 6 hours a day. When I close it, I close the doors of the cabinet at the same time to reduce thermal shock (it cools down slowly). I know that it sounds better after an hour or so, but I don't want to leave it on all day because it has a few light bulbs in it (the famous McIntosh meters). Anyway I open it when I come back from work and I don't do any serious music listening before an hour or two after that.

[raider]

I don't leave my amp on unless i'm using it as it uses 350watts of imput power at idle!!!. :E my electric bill is high enough :M
However i turn it on and let it warm up before i critically listen to it. :T

[ht_addict]

I'm no tree hugger, but do you guys/gals have any idea how many pounds of coal is burnt per day for you to run/leave your stereo on all day? If not take a look at the following page to get an ideaCoal kwh . Have a million people do the same thing and thats a ton of CO2, NO, etc being pumped into the air. Personally I turn mine off when not in use

[jim777]

I'm no tree hugger, but do you guys/gals have any idea how many pounds of coal is burnt per day for you to run/leave your stereo on all day?

No coal here, only using gravity (hydro electricity) :T

[bigburner]

I run 2 amps and both are warm when switched on but not in use (indicating that they are drawing a reasonable amount of power), so I switch off to save electricity.

[xk8boy]

A question for everyone. Do you leave your amp on? If so, whats your reasoning? Generally , once I turn mine on, I leave it on all day, assuming that start up and shut down creates more stress than sitting on and idle. I also like the fact that it's always warm and ready. I often wonder if I should simply never turn it off? What's the consensus?

I leave my pre/pro amps on 24/7. Reaons? 1) I'm a believer that warm amps sounds better than a cold one. which is also why i play music in the background for 10-15 minutes before I start to actually listen to them. 2) There isnt' a powerswitch or its unreachable behind the amp.

[aud19]

No coal here, only using gravity (hydro electricity) :T

Ditto :B

[Legairre]

I used to leave my Rotel RMB-1095(200x5) and RB-1050(70x2) amps on for the same reason as most of you stated. Then I saw the power consumption rating for the amps "standby vs. ON".

Rotel RMB-1095
2.9 watts standby
190 watts on

Rotel RB-1050
3.2 watts standby
30 watts on

Leaving mine on is like burning a 220 watt bulb 24/7. combine that with the rest of my gear and it would be like burning a 500-600 watt bulb 24/7. So I leave all my gear in standby when not in use and just power things up about 20 mins before I plan on using them.

For you guys with Rotel gear here's the chart with the standby vs. on usage
http://www.rotel.com/support/techups/techup-10-2.htm

[whoaru99]

The Yamaha amps in my HT are, for the most part, turned on when I use them and turned off before I hit the sack for the night.

The Levinson in my bedroom 2-ch setup is usually, but not always, left on 24/7. Although, I must say, it is off right now and has not been on for a few days.