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In Reply to: Off topic question posted by RGA on November 13, 2017 at 04:55:55:
> > Are your power amps (VX-5 Twenty) voltage switchable < <
Unfortunately, no. It would simplify our inventory and production tremendously (power transformers are one of the single most expensive parts in any audio product with a linear power supply), but the problem is that using multiple and/or tapped primary windings simply doesn't sound as good as a single dedicated primary winding, where all of the turns are used equally.
It's probably a bit like having paralleled output devices, but where the devices aren't well matched. That's kind of a "hand-waving" explanation, but there is definitely more leakage flux and inefficiency with multi-volt primary windings.
If you are just going to move once, the transformers can be replaced at the destination country by the local distributor, but it's not a great setup for someone who is planning to travel back-and-forth. One could also use external step-up/step-down transformers, but that would hurt the sound even more. Sorry, we've not been able to figure out a way around this one. Switching supplies can easily do it, but I've yet to hear a switching supply that compares with a linear supply.
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