A Whirlshidser is better than a Magnus except when plugged into 220? Also, when plugged into 220, does they play an octave higher or twice as loud?

I'm back in California after an extended stay (4 months!) in the Society Islands (Bora Bora mostly).
While there I eventually learned that:
A man once exposed to the digital age cannot live in a hut forever.
and
Their are beautiful hearts wherever we all go. It's just that sometimes they are not as easily recognized.

Great to be back,
Pete