moving to Europe from USA, converting Beolabs?

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macjonny1 (archived2)
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Posted October 16, 2018 at 19:26 GMT
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So I've read forums about Beolabs being converted from 220v down to 110v but is it hard to do the other way around?  Moving to Europe from the USA next year and have several Beolab 3s, 6000s, 8000s, a 7.1 center.   Wondering what is worthwhile keeping vs selling here.  I'm guessing the 6000s and 8000s aren't worth the trouble.  Would I have to use a step up transformer at each speaker or can a dealer modify?

 

THanks!

Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted October 16, 2018 at 21:26 GMT
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Where in Europe are you moving?

I would sell it and buy new in Europe. The units you have can be bought fairly cheap here.
Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted October 16, 2018 at 21:29 GMT
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You can get the Beolab 7.1, 6000 and 8000 for a total of 1000€

The Beolab 3 will set you back anything from 600-1000€ for a pair.

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macjonny1 (archived2)
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Posted October 16, 2018 at 21:59 GMT
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Thanks for the note it sounds like shipping and any mods/transformers wouldn't be worth the trouble.  

Moving to Germany.  The USA is going downhill fast so....time to exit!

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macjonny1 (archived2)
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Posted October 16, 2018 at 21:59 GMT
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FYI great Finnish author book I just read "The Nordic Theory of Everything."  Finland has it figured out!

Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted October 16, 2018 at 22:15 GMT
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Then you can go bonkers on the second-hand market in Denmark.
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davidr (archived2)
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Posted October 17, 2018 at 14:09 GMT
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macjonny1 wrote:

Thanks for the note it sounds like shipping and any mods/transformers wouldn't be worth the trouble.  

If I were you, I'd sell them and just buy them locally when you're there. B&O in North America are rare and exotic, in EU (esp for those models) are commonly found second-hand.

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