| Re: Power On or Off......What do you do?
I think that it's a matter of choice. First of all, you need to understand each of your audio components; especially your amplifier. Some amplifiers run hot after 5 hours of use. Analog amplifiers of this kind, I would place this type of amplifier on a shelf; without any other audio component resting on top of it, that will have at least 8" of headroom from the top of the amplifier to the bottom of the next shelf. This is the cheapest way to give your amp some ventilation; especially if you have a wood audio rack, as wood is an insulator. For amplifier equipment that really runs hot, I would suggest that you find a way to integrate a blower of some kind to dissipate the heat away from your amplifier.
I have one amplifier that I can leave on for over a week at a time, and it'll never feel too warm to touch. If you're in an area that has frequent power outages, or frequent electrical storms, you need to make sure that you have an adequate power surge protector to protect your investment.
As to the aforementioned question, I turn off the power of my audio components every other day to protect my investment.
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