Hi-Fi Stores..

Hello to all,

I am planning a visit to the U.S. soon and am planning to buy a receiver. However there is a problem. Turkey uses 220W voltage.

Do you know any hi-fi stores in Miami, FL or Washington DC that sells receivers working with 220W ?? I heard of some stores but according to my colleagues there are some trust issues as there is a chance to be ripped off..

Best..

 

The answer is NO. US retail law would be strict on this. However all you need is a voltage converter. One that steps down 220 to 110. However while some kit will be happy with this, they may not sound as good as on their native voltage/country. Same goes for UK/EEc kit used in the States.

I would not run any Valve gear this way, especially power amps or intergrated amps, way to risky. Any stuff made for 200/220 volts can cause reliability problems used in the UK as well. Always make sure it is a real 240 volt power transformers. Cheap valve kit from the far east is not always to this spec.

Regards D Louth

 

Your going to have issues with frequency (60Hz in the States vs 50Hz in Turkey) as well as voltage.

 

if you PM "Skaloumbakas" whom i believe lives in Greece, perhaps he may have some contact's stateside with info.
Q: but what's the deal on a U.S receiver....the 'so Special' ?

 

Thank you all for the replies. The problem is that we pay three times more in Turkey for the receivers. that's the reason why I am looking for somewhere in the U.S..