Probably moving to Europe, how do I change my system?

[Holmz]

Some speakers arrived, so I pulled out the new amps and got cracking getting some cables put together.

The pre-amp‘s power supply had a yellow sticky note on it saying 110v.
I sort of didn’t believe it and plugged it in… and shu-nuf the light just blinked.
Then I got the bag out with the parts in it, and pulled the power supply’s cover off put in the jumper marked 230v and changed the fuse.
Wholla - it is now 230v !

 

[Hasse]

It looks like we will be moving to Europe.

I can’t convert the voltage on my Gryphon Colosseum so I will be selling it.

I can convert the Pandora but I might sell it and buy the Diablo 333 to simplify.

My wife is adamant about pushing my speakers up against the wall in a new apartment so I think I will have to sell the Cantatas.

Which speakers should I get that will work against the wall? I suppose I’d like to stay with Gryphon.


Thanks,

Larry

The small Gryphon speakers work great against the wall. When I met Gryphon’s Rune Skov at a demo in Stockholm he had placed the speakers close to the front wall. Normally speakers (like YG) are placed much further out in this room.

 

[LarryK]

The small Gryphon speakers work great against the wall. When I met Gryphon’s Rune Skov at a demo in Stockholm he had placed the speakers close to the front wall. Normally speakers (like YG) are placed much further out in this room.

Cool! Thanks for posting this picture. If we do wind up in France, and absolutely must put the speakers against a wall, I will look into getting these speakers. For this year, it looks like our move has been canceled due to circumstances beyond my control.

 

[LarryK]

Some speakers arrived, so I pulled out the new amps and got cracking getting some cables put together.

The pre-amp‘s power supply had a yellow sticky note on it saying 110v.
I sort of didn’t believe it and plugged it in… and shu-nuf the light just blinked.
Then I got the bag out with the parts in it, and pulled the power supply’s cover off put in the jumper marked 230v and changed the fuse.
Wholla - it is now 230v !

Is this a Pandora?

 

[Holmz]

Good pun @LarryK -
A lot of the Eu electronics are multi voltage.

I found it all sounded fine with the low current stuff on a transformer, and maybe a transformer acts like a bit of a filter.
But it is also a pain having to use a transformer, and the smaller the room then the more painful it is.

... For this year, it looks like our move has been canceled due to circumstances beyond my control.

Is there anyway to think of ^that^ as a silver lining?

 

[LarryK]

Good pun @LarryK -
A lot of the Eu electronics are multi voltage.

I found it all sounded fine with the low current stuff on a transformer, and maybe a transformer acts like a bit of a filter.
But it is also a pain having to use a transformer, and the smaller the room then the more painful it is.


Is there anyway to think of ^that^ as a silver lining?

It means I have a valid excuse for not enrolling in daily French classes.

 

[Holmz]

It means I have a valid excuse for not enrolling in daily French classes.

Why not do it anyhow?
And the wine-n-cheese-crescents as well

 

[LarryK]

Why not do it anyhow?
And the wine-n-cheese-crescents as well

I’ve been doing Pimsleur. Tedious and boring.

Sigh, wine is out. I got diagnosed with pre-diabetes.

And, there is possibly worse news.

It’s all in the lake.