Do you leave your DAC powered on all the time?

[audiventory]

On 19.04.2017 at 6:41 AM, wgscott said:

I was reading about this in another thread, and I didn't want to hijack it any more than had already been done, so I'm starting this one.

 

I'm in the habit of turning everything off but my computer (which stays on all the time for a variety of reasons).  

 

My DAC (a TEAC NT-503) has an auto-off feature (that can be turned off) that turns it off if idle for more than 20 minutes (the only time-out option).  Because of this, I just assumed there is no harm in turning stuff off, and my midwestern puritanical upbringing is such that I hate leaving stuff turned on, especially when I am not at home.

 

On some occasions where the DAC/amp have been left on overnight, I have never heard any obvious difference or improvement, but then again I wasn't expecting to, and wasn't listening for it.

 

So, is this good practice, or audiphoolry?

 

1. From point of view safety of device, I don't know what variant better: switching decrease life time. But long warm mode may wearout capacitors. Other hand, life time of the capacitors is big anyway.

2. From point of view sound. Audio device must come to work mode after several time. In manuals I seen such recomendations. Probably device adjusted in such mode on its factory. But I don't notice any difference there.

 

3. From point of view fire safety recommended turn off devices. But there need fully turn off energy.

 

4. From point of view electro energy saving recommended turn off too. Though DAC have no big consuming.

 

If consider these things in complex, I think, turning off is better choise.