Its not the turn-on surge that messes with tubes, its something called 'cathode stripping' but it only happens in any significant way to power tubes, and that occurs when B+ (voltage) is applied before the tube is completely warmed up. The Jolida has a 'soft start' system for this reason- essentially a timer that waits until the tubes are warmed and then applies B+.
We do it the old school way, just like many guitar amps, where there is a Standby switch so you can apply the B+ (or shut it off) when needed.
Generally speaking, you don't leave tube gear on 24/7 as tubes do have a lifespan, most of which will likely be used up when you are not even around. Some tubes are really expensive, and unlike solid state which can take a day or even a week to sound right, tube gear generally will be sounding pretty good in about 15 minutes and sounding their best within 2 hours. So even though tubes take longer to warm up compared to transistors, they actually don't take as long to warm up compared to transistors :)
We do it the old school way, just like many guitar amps, where there is a Standby switch so you can apply the B+ (or shut it off) when needed.
Generally speaking, you don't leave tube gear on 24/7 as tubes do have a lifespan, most of which will likely be used up when you are not even around. Some tubes are really expensive, and unlike solid state which can take a day or even a week to sound right, tube gear generally will be sounding pretty good in about 15 minutes and sounding their best within 2 hours. So even though tubes take longer to warm up compared to transistors, they actually don't take as long to warm up compared to transistors :)