tube amp on with speaker wire disconnected


If speaker wire accidentally comes loose, does it damage tube amp?
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Yes.The output transformers could arc inside,more so with a signal present.Sometimes an output transformer will arc in different parts of the windings causing different results.It may sound normal,but the primary impedance may be different.It may be putting a different load on the output tubes,running warmer in one or both channels,different sound characteristic's etc.It may be fine if no arcing occurred.