Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

Anyone can recommend me good step-down transformer for Technics SP10mk2 and SP20 turntables ?

220 VOLT from the start in my power socket.
Which step-down trans do you guys use in Europe ?

I have some cheap chinese crap and i want to find better one, i need another one for second deck anyway.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-made-220v-to-Japan-100v-AC-converter-f-tube-pre-amplifier-phono-stage...

Chakster  above seems to fit your requirement - made in Germany too.
No association with listing seller.

The Power supply we make for the SP10Mk2 can easily be configured for 220/240 input as the transformer have dual primaries.


Good Listening


Peter

Note: "Made in Western Germany".  So that step-down transformer is at least 25 years old.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.  But this is to say that I don't think it's fair to dismiss ANYTHING made in China as "crap".  I've got two 117V to 100V step-downs made in China, both from the same source and of the same type, that are nicely made and have held up for more than 5 years each.  They don't vibrate or heat up during constant use.  The best bet is to make sure the step-down or -up is over-rated for the power demand.  As long as that's the case, you should be oK.

Ironically, there was once a time in the post-WW2 USA when Japanese-made products were looked down upon in much the same way as many of us now view Chinese manufacturing. 

Just for semantic reasons, I should have written "EVERYTHING", instead of "ANYTHING", in my comment above.  Of course, any one thing made in China could be "crap", but not everything is.

Just procured a batch of the other unobtanium IC for the Victor TT101- IC813 the Toshiba TC5001 - had to buy ten of them so anyone should need one in the future I have a stash :-)

Good Listening


Peter