Using a 120v us amp in Europe. Sound difference??

[peterc52]

Will there be a sound difference using a 120v amp in Europe (230 volts) with a step down transformer???

 

[RaceU4her]

you going on tour??

 

[paulyc]

Lynch always said his Marshalls sounded better on 230 v than 120 because they were originally designed for it. YMMV.

 

[Dave L]

I think any difference you or George Lynch might experience will be pure placebo, especially since you can´t really do a A-B comparison.

 

[peterc52]

I live in Denmark and we have 230 volts. But my IIC+ are 120 volts. I use a quality step down transformer. But can’t change the hertz I’m guessing. Will the hertz’s have any impact on the sound?

 

[paulyc]

Well, he said he "went through it" with Marshall, enough that he considered buying a converter box for $7000, it came down to not just the voltage but the Hz, 60 Hz here in the states, 50Hz in Europe.

Brian May had Pete Cornish source him a CRAZY power supply for touring, so there must be something to it.

 

[panhead]

Lynch got that shit from the Scorpions but they said the same thing