Its also possible to step down the AC voltage by doing an old DIYer trick which is to buck the AC line voltage.
This is done with a smaller transformer that has a secondary rated for the current you need (50% more than the fuse rating is good) and the difference in voltage. Since most homes are at 120Volts these days, that's a transformer with a 20Volt output at however many amps your amp needs.
The primary of the transformer runs off of regular wall voltage. The secondary is put in series with the AC line going to the amp. You have to try the secondary hookup both ways- one way will buck the voltage up 20 volts (adds to the line voltage) the other way will subtract 20 volts which is what you want.
The result is a much smaller and less expensive transformer can be used but you have to know more about how to use it. There are always tradeoffs...
