does your system "warm up" and then sound better?

I leave my amp on all the time but I'm wondering if all the other components warm up too. Speakers, pre amp, cd player, cables, ears? It seems that my system sounds better after an hour or so. What gives?

b_limo10-20-2012 4:22am

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nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,550 posts 10-21-2012 at 04:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I leave my CDP on all the time. It draws little and never heats up. Same for my DVD player. My integrated gets too warm for my tastes if I leave it on for a day or so, so I only turn it on and try not to listen for about 30 minutes as I can really tell the difference as it warms up from a cold start. A small sacrifice to pay to the audio gods and my patience. All the best, Nonoise
nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,550 posts 10-21-2012 at 05:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mezmo, nice point. I think that the warm up period would be shorter, in the mechanical sense (cones, drivers) but when it comes to cross overs, I guess they'd have to warm up like any other electronic device. Heck, has anyone (hopefully not) considered how long it takes to warm up cabling? (I'm only kidding!) :-) All the best, Nonoise

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