Do unused channels need exercise?


I guess this is as much a premp question as it is an amp question.

I'm getting a Krell KAV-500 repaired and in the meantime I got a Classe-200 because Krell quoted five weeks turnaround without shipping.

When I get the KAV-500 back, I suspect it won't replace the Classe. But then I will only need three channels. I wouldn't mind keeping the KAV-500 for when I go 7 channel. I really like the sound of it and it can only get better after being re-speced-to-new.

So... do the unused channels need exercise or can they sit unused for years and be like-new when I do plug something in to them?

Similarly, do a preamp's unused inputs go "bad" from not being used over many years?

Thanks.
leoturetsky

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I've never had any problems doing this myself but I get the feeling the right thing to do is what Qdrone says. Granted I don't have any time for that!