I have had my SE84UFO for two months now and I'm very happy. 90% of my listening is low level and near field so 2wpc is perfect for the Open Baffle Betsy's that are paired with the amp. I did swap out the Valve Art rectifier for a soviet "Winged C" and the improvement was notable. The only improvement I could think of is perhaps some chassis color choices. Some green, copperish or silver would be cool even if they were limited runs.

My main question is about powering up and down. I am not the type of listener to have extended, multiple hour listening sessions. Most times I want to listen to one album and that's it. I don't want to leave the amp on while I'm out of the house. And then there are the times I want to fall asleep to music, but don't want to worry about waking up and turning it off.

Am I worrying too much about powering on and off? What is the worse that could happen other than short lived tubes (not a big concern because the replacement costs are low). Could it cause any concerns about the innards? Also, would a power timer in between the mains and the amp be alright. At night I could set the timer for two hours and go to sleep with no worries about the tubes burning all night. Would that be kosher?

Thanks Raven, that eases my mind. If Steve happens to read this, what do you think of such a device used with one of your amps?

https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserve-Socket-Energy-Saving-F7C009q/dp/B003P2UMS...