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• RE: Could also have been made for sale in a US military exchange (PX, Navy Exchange). )MT( - Tromatic 15:30:21 08/27/14 (4)
  In Reply to: RE: Could also have been made for sale in a US military exchange (PX, Navy Exchange). )MT( posted by J. S. Bach on August 27, 2014 at 12:53:10

  All of the gear I bought in a PX in Japan "back in the day" was intended for the US market. I didn't buy everything, but I tried. Abe (Ahh-bay), the young Japanese dude who spoke English better than I did, was awesome. Hope he's well! I wonder how many Yamaha M-2's he sold.
  
  On-base, we had good 'ole American 'lectricity. Friday night open-squadbay volume competitions were something else.
  
  I wish I could remember the name of the store, but it was the Japanese equivalent of a Macy's. One whole floor dedicated to audio gear. Amazing. A wall of turntables. Shelves of today's unobtanium. Bow-ties and aprons in the glassed off room where the "expensive" stuff was kept. What I would not give to have a do-over on those days!
  

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  • "On-base, we had good 'ole American 'lectricity." - mjcmt 00:47:26 08/28/14 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: Could also have been made for sale in a US military exchange (PX, Navy Exchange). )MT( posted by Tromatic on August 27, 2014 at 15:30:21

    "All of the gear I bought in a PX in Japan "back in the day" was intended for the US market."
    I'm pretty sure that Japan uses 120v like us. I sold something on ebay to a Japanese customer and in our back and forth emails he said that Japan is like the US w/ the same voltage.
    
    
    
    

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    • RE: "On-base, we had good 'ole American 'lectricity." - Brian Levy 06:30:33 08/28/14 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: "On-base, we had good 'ole American 'lectricity." posted by mjcmt on August 28, 2014 at 00:47:26

      I believe it uses 100 volts vs our current reality of about 125.
      Don Brian Levy, J.D.
      Toronto ON Canada
      
      

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    • Could be. - Tromatic 01:01:36 08/28/14 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: "On-base, we had good 'ole American 'lectricity." posted by mjcmt on August 28, 2014 at 00:47:26

      It was a looong time ago. Either way, gear with the 'verse switch was not the norm.
      

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      • RE: Could be. - mjcmt 06:04:56 08/28/14 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Could be. posted by Tromatic on August 28, 2014 at 01:01:36

        Thanks, I'm not meaning to be disagreeable, just making conversation from my conversation w/ a Japanese fellow. I think your right though, my receiver is not the norm, and something a bit special.
        
        
        
        

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