Hi Bud,
With all the new power consumption requirements being mandated today all over the world (CCC, CSA, CE etc.) we can not leave our products on at all when not in use. The requirements last year was you can draw no more than 1 watt of power in standby and as of this year it is 1/2 watt. So leaving electronics powered up at all times is not an option unless you meet the consumption requirements which is impossible as far as I know if you want to power any internal circuits other than standby circuits.
james
I've always shut things down when I wasn't using them. Maybe that's why my original 4B was going strong after owning it for 36 years. However, it's clear that the 2.5B sounds much better after being powered on for a while. Actually, it gets better as time goes on.
I like the way it works compared to my 4BSST2 in that if I want to turn it on with a 12V signal, I can do it with the power switch off. That permits me using both the power switch or the BP-26 to turn on the amp. With the 4B, you have to depress the power switch to use the 12V signal so it's an either or situation with that amp.
Naim recommends leaving most of their gear powered on 24/7 so I'm going to do it with the 2.5B using the power switch. I can still turn it on from the 26 if I want to.
I expect the 2.5B is drawing a lot more than 1 watt or less when it's powered on unless it reverts to a low powered standby mode with no signal is present. That wouldn't seem logical to me.
Bud