Interesting dilemma. I would call your local dealer and ask or do some on-line research. I am sure that it's a simple answer that anyone w/some basic engineering knowledge would know...and have fun in japan :)
Hello, I may have a chance to go to
Japan with my boyfriend. He is being sent there on business and I am going to look at cd players while I am there (if I go). Japan and the US have different voltage requirements, does a voltage converter work well? Does it change the sound? If they do work, will they work permanently? My boyfriend is about as clueless as I am, so we're both wondeering if it would be worth buying a cd player over there. I am mainly interested in Accuphase, they are so expensive over here that I may be able to find one over there but what good would it do me if I can't play it? Thank you all.
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From a technical standpoint I don't see any reason that it would be a problem, given that the current draw of the Accuphase cd players (and most others) is small. This one, for example, is rated at 18 watts. The voltage converter might even improve the sound, because its limited bandwidth will result in some degree of noise filtering. I would be concerned about using a voltage converter mainly on components such as power amplifiers, where the current draw is large and may fluctuate widely and rapidly. Do choose a converter that is rated to handle at least several times the rated power requirement of the player, because brief surges that occur at turn-on ("inrush current") might be much larger than the unit's nominal current draw. Here are some inexpensive converters. I would go with the 500 watt model, given the small difference in price and identical size compared to the 300. I have used one of their larger models with good results, although I can't say anything conclusive about its sonic effects because I was not using it in my main system. Regards, -- Al |
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