Power off or on???

ORIGINAL: JJones74
I'm getting different answers to this one.. My question is this:
Should I turn the power off on my audio interface (Edirol FA-101) and my monitors/sub (KRK's) when they are not being used? I've called the manufacturer of the Edirol and they said to turn everything off when not being used. The KRK people said it wouldn't hurt anything to leave them on if you use them on a daily basis.. I've also spoke to a friend of mine that has an actual studio (mostly hardware), and says he never turns anything off. So, what do you guys do? Power on all the time or power down? Any suggestions would help.

I never power ANYTHING down. Ever. Unless there's a major storm coming, and I think my UPS's won't last long enough, or I'm going on vacation for longer than 5 days.

It takes me 20 minutes to power up my studio. I'm in there at least 2 hours per day (usually quite a bit more) and that 20 minutes, plus the wear and tear (powering up and down increases potential for microfractures to circuitry, due to expansion and contraction while warming up and cooling down) is just not worth it.

That and in less than 2 minutes, I'll have forgotten why I went down there in the first place! lol

Corey

I don't know if this applies to electronic gear, but in the lighting industry (warehouses, factories, offices, etc) it's commonly known that lights left on all the time last much longer than those which are turned off at night. Sometimes as much as 50% longer.

I've always wondered if this applies to vacuum tubes in amps & microphones.

Overall I guess it's best to keep the power on if you use your gear every day. But what if you only record 2-3 times per week. Would you guys still leave your gear on if it's not being used for more than 24 hrs?

P.S. To answer the original question, I'm a "power-down" kinda guy. But 75% of my gear is computer stuff. And computers go obsolete within 3 years anyway, so I'm not too concerned with making them last forever. I'd rather save the juice.