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a bit silly !:^lolI think the belief that leaving your equipment on will prolong its life and make it sound better is a bit silly.
Us Naim owners have already sworn an allegiance in Salisbury Cathedral long before the green neon is illuminated in our own lounge!Perhaps Naim think its good subliminal advertising? The name does light up when its on doesnt it?Do they give a reason more specific than simply stating it will last longer?
Why unplug overnight?I switch all electronics off at the wall socket if I'm not using it and always unplug overnight.
Maybe it's to do with how much service work it generates. The pattern is that only the recently serviced and re-capped amps sell quickly s/h.Us Naim owners have already sworn an allegiance in Salisbury Cathedral long before the green neon is illuminated in our own lounge!(Slightly) more seriously it's explained in the manuals - I think it's to do with stabilisation certainly when you power up the amps it takes a few seconds for the mute to switch off. There's loads of stuff written here and elsewhere and that's good. But my take is that I'll follow the advice of the manufacturer.
Both points ring a bell...The olive naim gear I had used to attempt to blow the voice coils out of the front of the speakers when you turned it on or off. I suspect the naim marketing dept dreamed up the strategy of leaving it on all the time to cover up this behaviour. Since then it has become mythology.PQ recommends leaving Audio Note gear on all the time. :shock: But he has a huge supply of spare valves at his disposal. And probably a Fire Engine.
The power amps certainly take a little time for the bias current to settle and it tends to flatten off after about 10-15 minutes.Us Naim owners have already sworn an allegiance in Salisbury Cathedral long before the green neon is illuminated in our own lounge!(Slightly) more seriously it's explained in the manuals - I think it's to do with stabilisation certainly when you power up the amps it takes a few seconds for the mute to switch off. There's loads of stuff written here and elsewhere and that's good. But my take is that I'll follow the advice of the manufacturer.