TT Voltage Question

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    GPC

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    A friend of a friend has a turntable for sale that i am interested in but he is in germay. He is willing to transport it via a reliable courrier and well packaged but what concerns me is the voltage.

    Will i have to get some sort of voltage converter to change it to uk voltage and if so will this effect the playback of vinyl??

    Has anyone bought a deck from europe and converted the voltage if so did it effect your playback.

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    GPC
     
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    Europe in general is the same voltage and frequency mains supplies as the UK. The socketry will be different though so you may need to buy a new plug.

    (In the past Europe was nominally 220v and the UK 240v, these have been harmonised to 230v by adjusting the allowable tolerances. I think with a turntable there's nothing at all to worry about.)

    Paul
     
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    So all i will need to do is put a new plug on it.

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