shamrock Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 hidoes anyone have experience with Japanese imports? as they're made for the domestic Japanese i would assume they only come with the 110v power recommendation.does anyone know if they come with voltage selector?are there any issues with using a step up transformer?thankssk Quote
eggssell Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 from memory 1200 MK2 doesnt have voltage switch but the other ones do EDIT: i.e. japanese versions of the MK2 dont have switches. international versions didalso you see on ebay heaps people selling with transformers so i assume its fine Quote
yizzle Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 scottie will know. he got some from japan. he will be on soon Quote
shamrock Posted June 15, 2014 Author Posted June 15, 2014 i believe he was selling his MK5 from Japan. just had this interest in purchasing a mk6 as it was a domestic only, so no chance to get dual voltage or a 'euro' version of the same. Quote
Scottie Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 They come with 110v, 1210's always (im pretty sure) have a voltage switch but it's not on all 1200s. I opted to get a good step down transformer that was purely for japanese devices (100v) instead of risking it with a cheaper 120v american transformer, even though people said it might work I wouldnt risk it on a $600+ piece of art like a technics. Another word of advice is to be very wary of the ones that are tiny and look like they're only plug adapters - if it's from china, definitely avoid.http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100-Watt-Jap ... fa2&_uhb=1That's the one I bought (for some reason it's cheaper than the 50w version lol). Plenty of overhead (you could have like 6 1200's plugged in at once if you wanted) and spare fuses. Quote
shamrock Posted June 15, 2014 Author Posted June 15, 2014 thanks, Scottie!solid advice. how did you go about getting your turntable from Japan? did you go yourself, or did you get it online (ebay, etc).?thankssk Quote
Scottie Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 Bought from ebay, postage is pretty bad but it can still be cheaper than getting them here. Quote
shamrock Posted June 15, 2014 Author Posted June 15, 2014 i see the prices is pretty good on yahoo auctions, but when you look at shipping, it's about 200-400 dollars!!! ouch Quote
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