Can voltage on a Spectral preamp be converted from 220 to 110v? There is a used one for sale but it is 220V based on Europe. Also, what is the upgrade price. It is a 30SS.
Best to call the factory; when I inquired a dealer long ago, if a unit were in my possession for at least 6 months and was bought from him, and I were to move overseas and somehow needed my music, then maybe...
In the new layout, signal trace lengths can be substantially shorter and tighter. For the first time all four amplifier sections are now fully symmetrical and identical. An ideal layout makes possible the removal of all stabilizing capacitors from the circuit for increased bandwidth.
Can voltage on a Spectral preamp be converted from 220 to 110v? There is a used one for sale but it is 220V based on Europe. Also, what is the upgrade price. It is a 30SS.
Yes, no problem at all. You need to reposition a jumper cable inside.
Yes, no problem at all. You need to reposition a jumper cable inside.
No but I have images of the SS30 internals. As you can see, input voltage is beeing switched by this red jumper wire. Just ask someone who owns SS30 in the US to check what is the 115V US setting. On 220V models, it connects pins 1 and 3.
Sounds like two important sayings I was taught:Manufacturers very rarely disclose the information the their gear has multivoltage transformers. It is one of the ways to prevent gray import sales.
If enything surprised me in this story, was the fact that someone in Europe wanted to sell the amp cheaper, that what you have to pay in the US. In Europe, Spectral is twice as expensive, so used items sould also cost considerably more.
Thanks. Still puzzled why SPectral would tell Goodwin there are differences internally between the 220v and 110v unit. In any event, I checked with the seller in Europe and he mentioned he can get the gen II upgrade done through dealer in Europe, which strikes me as suspicious, so I'll probably stay away from this unit.
Sounds like two important sayings I was taught:
1) Buy cheap, buy twice.
2) Don't trip over dollars to pick up pennies.
edorr,
good luck with your Spectral odyssey- its worth it IMHO. They try and make it simple- buy this preamp, this amp, this interconnect, this speaker cable- enjoy! You get to spend more time enjoying music than swapping all these things out.
I wanted to take this opportunity to show how ridiculous some claims about Spectral are, and how misinformation abounds. First of all, Terry Menacker and others have clearly stated Spectral uses custom power supplies and transformers for the target voltage. Now, take a look at my 30SS S2's pictures here http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?4125-Spectral-DMC-30SS-Series-2-pictures - notice the green dot and cable; now notice, it's also connecting pins 1 and 3. Don't see that? Here's a close-up I took for you:
I am not sure what your point is here, micro - are you a Spectral expert now? Are you asserting as well as others that this preamp can have its voltage changed in the field with jumpers, routers of some kind, and perhaps smoke screens? And the thing about the hidden small transformer - are we still talking about the Spectral preamp, and did you get that information from the NSA or something? I heard the NSA are everywhere.
As Elberoth pointed out I referred a general rule, implicitly suggesting you were correct as moving a single strap could NOT change the voltage in the way described by the seller.
In some components moving a single strap IS enough. It all depends on the primaries design.
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