I'm moving to Australia in January and was hoping to take my 950 (& the rest of my system) with me. In looking at buying a step down transformer they seem to ba able to deal with the voltage issue ("Converts 220-240V electricity found abroad to 110-120V for North American appliances.") but what about the frequency issue?("North American 110-120 volt electricity is generated at 60 Hz (cycles). Most international 220-240 volt electricity is generated at 50 Hz (cycles). This difference in cycles may cause the motor in your 60 Hz North American appliance to operate slightly slower when used on 50 Hz.").

Will it work OK in Aus?

I’m not sure about the 950 specifically, but when I lived in the Middle East and had 230v/50Hz mains power, I used step-down transformer(s) for electronics from the US and had no problems. I used proper wire-wound transformers, not the smaller wall-wart style ‘power converters.’

On something like an audio power amplifier, if the power supply transformers were wound for 50/60 Hz, you’ll be OK. If they were wound with only 60Hz in mind, then when fed with 50Hz power, the internal impedance will be slightly lower meaning less resistance at idle and the transformer potentially running hotter. Also, the power transfer will be slightly lower at 50Hz in a 60Hz designed transformer, and therefore, if I were running the system, I would make sure I was not demanding near full-power from the amplifier.

You might check with Outlaw tech support to be sure about compatibility. Also, if the step-down transformers have multiple winding taps available, you might ask Outlaw if the voltage you feed the equipment should be selected at something less or more than 115v if running the equipment at 50Hz.