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Maybe I can help. Left "ON," the Tripath chip is only switching away, not amplifying anything, and as such draws very little power. It ~could be left on. The 12 hour thing is about a playing cycle, not ON cycle.
I hear you about no warm up needed, but that isn't the only reason for my habits. Much of my work is done from my shop which is at my residence. So I'm here often and play music alot during the day. But most days I'll go to a store, lunch, clients, etc. a couple or more times a day. I'm just not going to think about turning the music or system off when I leave, and back on when I return. And I'm not going to set up a different lesser system for the day, I like quality sound all day long, just like at night ...
GuyL, I have a Decware Zen C set amp and love it for it's tone and "atmosphere". But it lacks the power I need, unfortunately. Do you have any experience with tube amps to compare the modded Teac to ? I can tell it will have plenty of power, and I like the longer playback before recharging. Do you consider it to have good "tone", that is instruments sound like themselves. A little warmth in the midrange wouldn't hurt. Unfortunately I couldn't find any $99 ones anywhere, $198 was the best price, could still be worth it. Don