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Do I turn off my tubed components during burn-in?

I new to the world tubes and tube equipment. I just received me Dared SL-2000A pre-amp and my 300b SET monoblocks yesterday. Unfortunately I can't use the amps because because I'm saving to buy a pair of TJ Meshplates ($325). In the meanwhile, I did hook up the pre-amp last night to my Parasound HCA-1500A. Sounded pretty good last night,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and believe it or not,,,,,,it sounds even better last night. My question is regarding burning in the tubes. Should I leave the pre-amp on all the time for a few days or is this a bad idea with tubed equipment?
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limomangus
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Boy I can't wait for my tube amp to break in.
ebm
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Bad idea never leave tubes on unless listening.
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arcticdeth
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30-60 min of warming up is fine for tubes, even listed during warm up.

  All my audio is SS, I usually turn on late at night if I’m listening the next day. I will leave on 11pm til the next day, this is more than enough time.

  Usually, it’s only an hour or so of warming up, I can tell a difference from 5 min to the next hour, there is a audible difference.

 Enjoy the new tube amps!!!
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