Q about warm up time (1 Viewer)

[Aaron_Morris]

I have a Marantz SR5200 (well, will have when it comes in) I have done a search and cannot seem to find a strait answer. I was curious as to reciever (amp) warm up time. Is there a general rule of thumb for the length of time one should let the amp warm up for best results? Is there any plausable explanation for a differance in sound quality with proper warm up?

 

[Saurav]

With tubes, yes. With solid state amps, it should reach thermal stability within a few minutes. I think people who leave their amps turned on all the time do it more to avoid the power-on/power-off stresses, rather than for any sonic changes related to warm-up.

 

[Chas_T]

Tubes should be warmed up.
As far as a straight answer, is there ever one when it comes to this stuff??
Here is a great thread on this discussion.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...7631&highlight