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Using 120V amp in a 100V area

I am currently looking for an amp. I have been looking at new and used amps at audiogon and one problem that I have been having is that the voltage (120) is different from Japan (100). While 120V electronic equipment does work here, I wonder how it would affect both an amp and the sound. One suggestion has been to use a voltage converter. I wonder whether this would make any difference to the sound since ideally your amp is plugged into an outlet. Advice would be appreciated.
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eldartford
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It all depends on whether the equipment has a regulated power supply or not. A piece that I just bought does have a regulated supply, and, according to the owner's manual, will function properly with ac voltage from 92 to 130 volts, 50 or 60 Hz.

As Jeffreybehr says, even without a regulated supply a power amp ought to be OK.
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