Buying a mixer from the U.S

[Buzz]

Ive found a mixer in the states that without the delivery is 100 quid cheaper than over here.
Does anyone know if I will have issues with voltage or anything else?

 

[sy69]

i bought a cd deck form america had to get a up/down convertor
eBay.co.uk: MAINS VOLTAGE CONVERTER TRANSFORMER UK 240V to USA 110V (item 250060184227 end time 16-Dec-06 16:42:55 GMT)
you will get stung by customs for import tax

 

[Presuming Ed]

Yeah sy's right. I had the same problem with a studio mixer i bought from the US. The voltage issue is easily solved though as he mentioned before, with the step down transformer

 

[Buzz]

ok cheers guys

Looks like i'll have to keep looking here then

 

[pleasuredrom2]

I had US vestax decks once - had use 2 pin adapter and reset voltage on decks - but worked fine!

 

[siman91]

Resetting the voltage is usually realy easy, the mixer may even have a selection on the back. Import tax is a real hot topic at the moment as i think nearly everybody is buying from usa.....realy shite $ at the moment so realy cheap. Warrantee issues are the other thing...generally they will be uk, europe or usa, if you import accross then you may buy new but if something goes wrong with it you end up having to ship back to the usa to fix.

si

 

[stetheboro]

I have 3 different step down convertors for my setup

2x Denon S5000's have one each plus I have my Mixer plugged in also

Crown XLS Power Amp I had to buy a stepdown convertor for £150 (a right bad boy) to be able to handle it paired along side a Pair of JBL SF15 club monitor speakers. My neighbours love me

I probably have 10 step down convertors around the house with living in the US for 4nhalf years, the only problem Ive come across is I just ordered a Toshiba 37" LCD for the front room as my American TV wouldnt display PAL Xbox360 in HDI Mode, cant be having that LOL

 

[Buzz]

once again thanks for your feedback on this one