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Originally Posted by mbovaird
...My issue is that I often only have 15 minutes to listen and I hate turning on the tube amps (2301's) and then right off again. I think all the on/off could reduce the life of the tubes.
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I have the same issue. I have to say, the Levinson is beautiful in this regard.
From the manual describing the Levinson's button-operated standby mode:
"Power is connected to the main power supply and voltage gain stages. Power is not connected to the output (current gain) stage. Because voltage gain stages are kept at their normal operating temperatures, the No432/431 remains warmed-up to deliver an optimal performance. In standby, the No432/431 consumes about 50W of power."
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Karl
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