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Howdy,
I live in the US, but I'll soon be going to Graduate School in Europe
(London or Barcelona) for two years. Nothing would please me more
than romancing the beautiful women of Europe with my CJ CAV50, but I'm concerned about voltage differences.Is there such thing as an 'audiophile quality' power converter
plug (e.g., similar to the power converter plugs for a PC or hair dryer), or would it be best to sell my rig here before leaving?Thanks in advance!
Follow Ups:
Be sure you have sales receipts or facsimilies for each piece of gear you plan to take with you. It may help with export and re-entry.
can accept 240v and output 120v (as standard I think). Also you will get an awesome power generator.
Hi surfdog.Can't help you on the "audiophile" voltage converters, but there are voltage converters (110VAC to 220VAC and vice versa) out there that are rated for loads up to about 2kW or so for one or two hundred dollars (Parts Express #120-830 MIGHT be appropriate; I make no claim that it's worth buying, only that it looks like it MIGHT be what you have in mind).
If, on the other hand, you decide to sell your hifi you might replace it with a homebuilt amp (depending on your time availability and skill level).
Hammond has a line of power supply trannies (the 370 series) that have different taps on the primary so that you can configure your amp to literally any power standard in the world (someone who is really crafty could even wire it up with a multipole switch internally and just select the power standard they need). They're built a bit heavier than their 270 series counterparts as well, and are not that much pricier.
Anyway, for under $500 you should be able to source all the parts to piece together a 2A3 or EL34 SE amp to the schematics at
http://www.angela.com/catalog/how-to/
That price can rise fast if you insist on audiophile caps, etc. though. However, you could build a nice little amp to take wherever you go for not too much money....
Good luck on grad school!
Morse
Hi there;I also moved my CJ CAV 50 from the USA to Spain. If you can use a solder iron you can change the voltage on your CAV 50 from 120 Volts to 240 Volts.
I have changed all my equipment from 120 to 240.
Email me for more details on the conversion. It's VERY simple.
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