voltage differences

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I've imported lots of Japanese gear over the years. Unfortunately, all of the 100V-only gear I've purchased has given up in 1-2 years tops. If you want to do this, you need to buy a large transformer, and those aren't always reliable anyway (I had a Chinese-made one from Amazon go up in smoke on me once). This is serious, you could burn your house down and kill yourself and everyone who lives with you.

I don't know if the US version has a ground-plug, but the Japanese version definitely does not because they use 2-prong connectors only, with maybe a separate ground lead that you have to manually affix somewhere.

The other issue is you are buying grey-market without warranty.

If you really want the silver, you could buy both and then just swap the chassis. Or better yet, buy another amp that's silver, like a Rotel A12. Honestly, that Denon looks like cheap junk anyway.
Yikes.

Can you concert 100 to 120 and be safe?
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

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Yikes.

Can you concert 100 to 120 and be safe?
You can but you need a high quality transformer made in the USA, not dangerous Chinese junk.

You did not state the power you need.

But this one will give you 400 watts. However for the cost you might just as well have bought a receiver or amp made for the US market. We have been down this road before on this forum and it does not make sense to buy 100 volt gear. As you found if you do it on the cheap, you had better increase your home owners insurance.

This is just a bad and frankly stupid idea.
 

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