Hi Beomud,

way back then I was living in the US and bought my B&O system there. Then I moved back to Europe. I took my BL6000 and Ouverture to a technician and he switched everything to 240V. It was simple, fast and cheap. Do not bother with transformers.

Best.

flycub wrote:

I took my BL6000 and Ouverture to a technician and he switched everything to 240V. It was simple, fast and cheap. Do not bother with transformers.

I would backup flycup's solution.

Especially as for a Beolab5 the transformator needs to handle 2500W (and more as this is output power, not input power) for EACH speaker so its size will almost match the lab5's 🙁

Problem might be to convince the local B&O technician to convert a "foreign" (= not bought at his location) device 😮

  Gunther

If you buy it from a dealer in the US ask him to do the mod.

hi

you need only a Step Down Transformer For 220V/240V To 110 V

plug in and is done

I don't really see the problem - the transformer simply needs to be changed - it is mentioned in the service manual for when one changes country. Part numbers are in the service manual on site.

flycub wrote:

If you buy it from a dealer in the US ask him to do the mod.

Or better, order it with aus specs.

Thanks for all the responses guys!! I really appreciate it. Thank you for making me aware of the size of the step down transformer with sufficient voltage to power the lab 5..

I managed to call up the technician and I've been told that it will be quite expensive to have the voltage converted because a FEW parts need to be swapped out and also the parts will be quite expensive because they are applied to a foreign model.

In the end I think I might just go with the Beolab 9, as my place probably isn't big enough to warranty a lab 5 in any case.

Thanks again for the input everyone!

You could ask a US Dealer to order you a 240v pair, its worth a try.

😐

Russ