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Where can I have the amplifier voltage switched ?

Hi all, I wonder where can I have my amplfier, pre-amp,cd-p voltage switched to 240v? And, is there possible to switch the voltage of speakers to 240v coz I am moving to England and would like to bring my hifi equipments over there. Please advise. If possible list the stores doing this kind of work. I have Mccormack DNA 2 revision A, Mark levinson No333, Hovland HP-100 tube preamp,Mark Levinson 38 ss Preamp,Sony SCD-777ES CD/SACD Player,Musical Fidelity NuVista 3D CD Player, B&W Nautilus 801 speakers,AVANTGARDE ACOUSTIC DUO speakers. Please help. Thanks.
fugacity_that_guy5b55
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kr4
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Unless the electronic components have dual-primaries in their power transformers, I doubt that it is practical to convert all this. One route is to get very heft step-down transformers to run your 120VAC stuff on 240VAC. Another is to sell them and buy 240VAC components. That will also save you the shipping expenses.

The speakers, of course, need no changes.
fugacity_that_guy5b55 OP
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Hi Kr4, How much would a step-down transfomer cost? Where can I get one? Would I need one for each audio component? Will the transformer do damage to the audio component in the long run? Will the quality of the audio components be affected? Please help anyone! thanks.
ad010685
102 posts
 
It's not only a question of voltage. In Europe and I am quite sure in UK too, we have 50 Hz cycle. In USA in 60Hz.
This difference can create troubles to gears having motors for example.(possible lower speed in some type of turntable i.e.)
Try to contact the British distributor of your gears, they could possibly convert them.Some of them could have
an internal switch making your life easier.
In the worse scenario go to the PS web site, they have huge voltage/current transformers. But this will cost you !
Let us know how it develops
aida_w
308 posts
 
No sweat at all!
there are quite some threads in AudiogoN about this topic. You can change every unit to any voltage but basically the dealer/distributor/shop will charge you for that. (McIntosh charged me 250 Euros to change an MC2000 to 240 Volts f.e. which is ridiculous, of course, but I didn't want to have this baby suckle from any transformer).You also can use some step up transformer. There are galore in different electronical stores. So it depends if you want to change for ever or just for some time.
Good luck!
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