Well, I’m definitely not obsessing over this. It was really just a curiosity. I think it’s also kind of obvious I’m not selling anything. I’m not asking you go buy a new amp or get rid of your old one, or buy a new isolating widget of some sort. I just wanted to know what listener’s personal experiences were. |
@mitch2 hear hear |
I leave my Classe CA-D200 class D amp on 24/7 unless I'm leaving town or during thunderstorms but I generally turn it back on when I return/when the storm is over and I've never noticed a difference. While it's never gotten "hot" regardless of volume, it's warm enough to attract my cat, who would not be happy if I didn't leave it on. |
Of all my audio components the Class D AGD Audion Mk3 monoblocs require very little time to "warm up," Ten minutes is all I have ever required, and even that seems like an unnecessary ritual. The tube pre feeding then requires two hours to start grooving. The DAC and CD transport also benefit from a two hour warmup. Everything but the tube pre is left on all the time except when I will be gone from the house for days or also during thunderstorms. I will say that the Audions did require about 50 hours of play to "break in" fresh out of the box, and that of all the power amps I have owned they reveal more tellingly what is going on with components upstream of them. |
