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Audio and the "jet set" - please help

Hi all,

It's looking like my life will be global for the foreseeable future, with 2-3 year stints in countries all over the world (including the U.S.). This poses some challenges for my audio obsession. Constantly changing voltage requirements and shifting room sizes mean that long-term planning is difficult. Are there others in this situation? How do you cope?

I've tried a few things. Shifting away from speakers to great headphones is what I'm doing now, especially because space is very limited, but in the end, I'm a speaker guy. I've also tried to focus on components with switchable voltage, but in the end this is just really limiting. I've thought about relying on step-down transformers, but this scares me a little (should it?).

Anyway, I'd love to hear from any of you in similar positions who have found ways to make it work.

Thanks!
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gherrera1
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Since you'll be stationary for 2-3 years at a time, I would suggest you bring your stereo along. You'll be glad you did.

Here's what I do. I bought some bookshelf speakers and integrated amp in NYC. The amp is 120V as is the player.

I lived in Cyprus for a few years and now live in Dubai. First thing is to get a transfomer. I use a balanced, isolated, step-down transformer.

Recently, I picked up a used ps audio p-500. I rewired it, with the help of PS Audio, to accept 230V and output 120V.

With this set-up I can pretty much move anywhere in the world and still be able to use my american equipment.
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