Very nice Sony PS-X7 turntable with Stanton 881S cartridge
and stylus , powers on and works. Has Original Gel Platter Mat. In
very good condition, but will need servicing.
Sill be s ecurely
packed with platter packaged separately.
In Japan, the
top end of this mid-end lineup was the PS-X6
: same everything but for the carbon-fiber tonearm !
"Mid-end",
however, is used here to describe a turntable designed and made
during what arguably was Sony's best period. So it may look like a
flimsy piece of plastic but it really is NOT.
The only "mid-end"
part of the PS-X7 is the tonearm which is unfortunately fixed and
isn't the PUA-1600S found on the PS-8750...
Technically,
the PS-X7 / PS-X6
is a revamped PS-4300 (march 1976) without pitch controls and a much
more compact motor - compact and therefore cheaper.
The
difference between the two drives is equivalent to what Pioneer did
between its original SHR motor and the later versions of it : PL-50L
vs. PL-50LII.
The
motor of the X7 is nevertheless extremely durable.
The
basic speed locking technique is equivalent to all other 1976-1981
Sony turntables : barium-fer-rite magnetic imprint, 8-pole reading
head, X'Tal locking by phase loop and brush-less / slot-less
motor.
The rest is also equivalent : dynamically balanced
die-cast aluminum platter, optical end-of-disc detection and
mechanism, non-resonant SBMC enclosure (Sony Bulk Mold Compound),
height-adjustable gel-filled feet and, for the PS-X7, depending on
markets, the same OL-2K oil-filled platter mat as sold with the
earlier TTS-8000.
The
PS-X7 is a stunner which sold extremely well worldwide then and still
astonishes.
Overhang: 16.5mm
Tracking force adjustment: 0 to 3g
Cartridge weight range: 2.5 to 9.5g (8 to 14.5g with weight)
Dimensions: 445 x 150 x 375mm
Weight: 10.9kg
Platter: 317mm aluminum alloy die-cast
Motor: DC servo controlled
Drive system: direct drive with crystal lock system
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Wow and flutter: 0.025% WRMS
Signal to noise ratio: 73dB
Tonearm: static balance
Effective length: 216.5mm