From my memory of the Last Whole Earth catalog: The flow of energy through a system tends to organize it.
I put a 1970 Dynaco Stereo 120 in the attic that worked fine when I stashed it. Years later, the moment I fired it up it lost a channel. The offending part cost 60 cents. The labor was $60. Over the course of 30 years the only non-abuse, solid state casualty I've experienced in daily use was to a $200 Japanese receiver on KP duty. Ok, I admit I only connected one channel and ran it in mono for a coupla years until it died. But hey, I had just one extra speaker. The clear plastic tuning indicator made a nice staight edge.
Buzzing tubed components require a good whap every now and then to show them who's boss. But seriously, quality high-end products are worth restoring. So no worries. Leave em plugged in!
I put a 1970 Dynaco Stereo 120 in the attic that worked fine when I stashed it. Years later, the moment I fired it up it lost a channel. The offending part cost 60 cents. The labor was $60. Over the course of 30 years the only non-abuse, solid state casualty I've experienced in daily use was to a $200 Japanese receiver on KP duty. Ok, I admit I only connected one channel and ran it in mono for a coupla years until it died. But hey, I had just one extra speaker. The clear plastic tuning indicator made a nice staight edge.
Buzzing tubed components require a good whap every now and then to show them who's boss. But seriously, quality high-end products are worth restoring. So no worries. Leave em plugged in!