From Florian Anwander Sent Thu, Mar 8th 2018, 11:05
From Florian Anwander Sent Thu, Mar 8th 2018, 11:05
Hi Ben, If it is only about six synths and if it is for a limited time, then simply use a 230V to 115V converter for each instrument; they cost around 15 Euros each. I do so with gear, which I buy from the US or Japan. They are simple 2:1 transformers and are not noisy. You will get into the "noisy terrain" when you want to convert the voltage for higher loads (one converter for the full studio). If you decide to stay in Europe, you still may replace the transformers later. Florian Am 08.03.2018 um 11:40 schrieb Sxnths: > Hello, > > I am starting to contemplate a possible studio move from the US to > France. > I remember reading here the story of Vince Clark who preferred to sell > it all and buy it fresh. Or may be was it Gary Numan? I am no Vince or > Gary but I would move around 6 relatively large synthesizers > (Jupiters, SH's, PolySix, ESQ), some medium sized ones (XPander, > Nord), drum machines and rack gear. > Without getting into the question of customs and transport costs quite > yet, I have first a kinda silly question: power. If I really wanted to > bring a synthesizer back to Europe, is it common practice to change > the transformer of the synthesizer? Or are there really professional > (not noisy) converters out there? I have had few of them, and a lot of > them do noise, or don't have enough juice for multiple analogs. Has > somebody even created a special outlet in their home? I just want to > get a feel of what if feasible / preferable and if it makes sense to > have half of my studio potentially on US converted power or if there > are drawbacks to that setup. > I am interested in the shared stories, if anybody had experience with > this. > > Thank you > ben -- http://www.florian-anwander.de