Other than drawing power, I don't think this would win you anything

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In Reply to: RE: The greater amount of power is consumed when the amps are full on posted by pictureguy on August 18, 2023 at 22:38:03:

Once the power tube has had its filament lit up for a minute, there's no benefit to additional warmup insofar as the cathode is concerned.

The benefit of putting the amp in Standby for longer periods of time, from a sonic perspective, is the driver/voltage amplifier section of the amp warming up.

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Topic - MA-1 standby and tube life - Ogh 05:01:55 08/18/23 (5)

RE: The greater amount of power is consumed when the amps are full on - Ralph 10:04:33 08/18/23 (4)

RE: The greater amount of power is consumed when the amps are full on - Ogh 21:50:30 08/18/23 (3)

RE: The greater amount of power is consumed when the amps are full on - pictureguy 22:38:03 08/18/23 (2)

Other than drawing power, I don't think this would win you anything - Ralph 10:23:26 08/25/23 (0)

RE: The greater amount of power is consumed when the amps are full on - Ogh 23:14:57 08/18/23 (0)

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Other than drawing power, I don't think this would win you anything - Ralph 10:23:26 08/25/23 (0)

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