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I have a Sony HT-NT5 soundbar and subwoofer, bought in the USA. However, I am now in a country with 220 voltage and I’m trying to find out if the bar and sub are dual voltage. The stickers on the back say 120v and no voltage range is show, but given that other sony products (Bravia, PS3/4 etc) are in fact dual voltage while only stating single voltage in the US, I’d like to find out about this device for sure, without blowing it up. If no-one knows for sure, is there a way to find out by looking at the power mount inside? Thanks for any help! Update (11/15/2019) Posting an image of the subwoofer powermount, if it helps. I might post the bar power mount as well a bit later, but I can’t get the cabinet apart easily…
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The short answer for the sub is: NO. I connected it up and it blew immediately, smoke, etc. I can see a blown cap and hopefully thats all it is, but who knows until I replace it. Posting this to let anyone in a similar position know the risk…rather be patient and do proper research, or use a step-down transformer.
Now, to replace the power board. The question now is: Should I get an EU power board? Does anyone know a good EU supplier of Sony replacement parts? If I replace the sub power board with an EU one and it works well, I’ll go ahead and replace the bar power board as well.
