Been using vintage gear since long before it became popular. Installed a streamer, BlueSound Node 2i, a few years back. Use it for most of my listening. I’ve always worried about wear on the power switches, especially the Pioneer stuff with rotary switches. Saw a video from Skylabs Audio about using a ‘smart’ plug to power on stuff. Already have an Echo downstairs for the lights. Added a plug to the receiver, currently a Pioneer SX-3700. Since I never listen to the radio, the only time I need to touch my system is to switch to TT or pick between speakers.
I use a smartplug on my Technics amp as well. Home Assistant turns on the amp as soon as HiFiBerry starts playing music through Spotify connect. When it is ilde for at least 10 min it gets turned off again.