foofiebeast
New Member
Hi all!
I picked up a Yamaha stereo receiver rx-e100 + cdx-e100 a few years back at a thrift store while on vacation (and have yet to clean off the red paint splatter it came with). I've loved this unit ever since and have been desperately hoping to find the two additional components: the cassette deck (KX-E100), and the mini disk player/recorder (MDX-E100). Actually the first additional component I picked up was the remote (CRX-E200 (ok so this is probably not the exact correct remote for this model, but it works perfect so far and looks far cooler than the correct one )).
A few weeks back I picked up the cassette deck from an online auction and it arrived today. The first thing I noticed is that it is shorter than the other two components (though it has the same depth and width). The second thing I noticed was that I failed to take into consideration that buying a unit from the UK would likely mean it would have a UK style power plug, ooopsies!
My (very naive) question to you all, as someone who has never used components from overseas, am I asking for any trouble with this set up? Can I presumably just get a power converter and use it as is?
Also I'm still surprised this component is shorter, does that mean the minidisk player is taller? Or is it that the US and European models were different dimensions (seems silly but ok..) meaning at this point I would be best off searching for a matching UK minidisk unit
I picked up a Yamaha stereo receiver rx-e100 + cdx-e100 a few years back at a thrift store while on vacation (and have yet to clean off the red paint splatter it came with). I've loved this unit ever since and have been desperately hoping to find the two additional components: the cassette deck (KX-E100), and the mini disk player/recorder (MDX-E100). Actually the first additional component I picked up was the remote (CRX-E200 (ok so this is probably not the exact correct remote for this model, but it works perfect so far and looks far cooler than the correct one )).
A few weeks back I picked up the cassette deck from an online auction and it arrived today. The first thing I noticed is that it is shorter than the other two components (though it has the same depth and width). The second thing I noticed was that I failed to take into consideration that buying a unit from the UK would likely mean it would have a UK style power plug, ooopsies!
My (very naive) question to you all, as someone who has never used components from overseas, am I asking for any trouble with this set up? Can I presumably just get a power converter and use it as is?
Yamaha Natural Sound System
3 components of the Yamaha Natural Sound System.
Top: KX-E100 Tape Deck
Middle: RX-E100 Stereo...
Top: KX-E100 Tape Deck
Middle: RX-E100 Stereo...
Back of Yamaha Natural Sound KX-E100 Cassette Deck
Back of Yamaha Natural Sound KX-E100 Cassette Deck.
Also I'm still surprised this component is shorter, does that mean the minidisk player is taller? Or is it that the US and European models were different dimensions (seems silly but ok..) meaning at this point I would be best off searching for a matching UK minidisk unit