I'm moving--advice please


I am moving to Germany in about a month--really good job offer I could not turn down. Of course, this has some implications for my stereo and home theater setups.

My 2 channel system consists of:

Denon 5 CD carousel
NAD preamp
Proceed DAP
Phillips CD recorder
B&K 220 wpc amp
Martin Logan Ascents

Obviously, I'll have to run all above off a step down transformer which will be easy to obtain (I'm moving to a heavily US Military populated area).

At present, all components are running through a Quantum Octave power conditioner...I think I might have to score another one of those once I get to Europe to split the electrical load in half (probably run the speakers off one conditioner and all else off another one).

Anyone have any advice on precautions I should take running a system at 110 stepped down from 220?

Also, since I'll be "on the continent" any reccomendations on components/manufacturers I might want to scope out? The Eurodollar kicks in on 1 Jan 02, so if I time it right, might be able to save a buck or two as the exchange rates float to equilibrium...

Thanks (Vielen danke)

Vermonter
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vermonter: hope you recognize i was joking re your user name. as i've noted before, mine comes from my iowa roots, tho i've not lived there for almost 30 years. BTW, i also envy your living in europe. if i won the (BIG) lottery, i'd split my time between denver and environs (read:aspen/vail) and london. i have many fond memories of germany, too. FWIW, i took my law school entrance exams (LSAT) at an army base close by heidelberg in 1965, during my first visit across the pond (i did quite ok, but might have fared even better had i not spent the very late night before at a "fencing club"). -kelly

ps- do try to look up detlof. we sometimes worry about his visits to his friends from the vienna circle (he must be very old).
vermonter: (1) you'll need to change your user name; (2) detlof lives in deutschland and seems quite knowledgable about audio dealers/equipment; (3) gregm also lives in europe, tho i can't recall where--nontheless, grem's likewise a knowledgable guy who might also offer you advice; (4) beware the flittchens; (5) good listening! -kelly