Always On or Standby?

[Adam W.]

I leave my Arcam SA20 amplifier powered on 24/7. It’s located in a well ventilated space and feels warm but never hot.

The amp features auto standby but is currently disabled.

Other than using more power, am I potentially causing damage to the amp or shortening its life by doing this?

I read somewhere that leaving an amplifier on is a good thing as frequent power cycles can be hard on components and lead to early failure?

 

[Friesiansam]

I read somewhere that leaving an amplifier on is a good thing as frequent power cycles can be hard on components and lead to early failure?

They used to same the about computers but, it's not the problem it once was. I always switch off at the wall.

 

[Deleted member 116933]

Think it really depends on the amp, I wouldn't like to leave my class A amp on all the time. Power bill would be sky-high. My DAC on the other hand is always on doesn't even have off switch.

 

[Al ears]

No idea why you would want to leave it on especially when it has a standby function, you must have money to burn
I would doubt the heat generated would be enough to dry out capacitors these days but would make economic sense to use standby or even turn it off completely.