Tube warm-up
Tube warm-up
Do those of you with valve amps turn them on for a while before listening, or do you just get stuck in? Would it be fair to assume that it's not damaging the valves to play music from more-or-less switch on, even if they sound better after a while? Just curious.
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Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
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Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Re: Tube warm-up
I don't think there's any danger in using them from cold but 30 minutes or so is all it takes.Diapason wrote:Do those of you with valve amps turn them on for a while before listening, or do you just get stuck in? Would it be fair to assume that it's not damaging the valves to play music from more-or-less switch on, even if they sound better after a while? Just curious.
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Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Re: Tube warm-up
Grand, thanks. I can hear definite changes over the first 15 minutes or so, then another more subtle change around the 45 minute mark, but I could be imagining that one.
Nick Drake on rotation at the moment. Gorgeous.
Nick Drake on rotation at the moment. Gorgeous.
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Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Re: Tube warm-up
No, no problem to play from cold, although the sound may change as everything warms up and reaches proper voltages etc. I know, for example on my phonostage, the voltage takes about 30 mins to be stable.
If I had (hifi) visitors coming I'd try to have everything on for at least an hour....
Fran
If I had (hifi) visitors coming I'd try to have everything on for at least an hour....
Fran
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Re: Tube warm-up
Yeah that would be my expierience too. As Fran says for more serious listing give it an hour or so. I loves valves I do.Diapason wrote:Grand, thanks. I can hear definite changes over the first 15 minutes or so, then another more subtle change around the 45 minute mark, but I could be imagining that one.
Vinyl -anything else is data storage.
Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Re: Tube warm-up
Me too. Valves are hot stuff !Ivor wrote:Yeah that would be my expierience too. As Fran says for more serious listing give it an hour or so. I loves valves I do.Diapason wrote:Grand, thanks. I can hear definite changes over the first 15 minutes or so, then another more subtle change around the 45 minute mark, but I could be imagining that one.
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Re: Tube warm-up
About 20 mins for my Croft Pre and DIY valve hybrid power amps to come on song. Mind you, I also switch it on about an hour before serious listening - that way the room is nice and warm :)
Richard
Richard
Re: Tube warm-up
Dowser wrote:About 20 mins for my Croft Pre and DIY valve hybrid power amps to come on song. Mind you, I also switch it on about an hour before serious listening - that way the room is nice and warm :)
Richard
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