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Location: brighton uk.
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I'm jamie.
Sony PS-X60
Whilst waiting for the pioneer to be fixed i spotted this on gumtree,after a short drive down to Southampton she's up and running.not a bad tt at all.
Its not in mint condition but speed is stable,it needs a good clean and polish but still a bargin for £45.
One nice feature of the tonearm is you can adjust VTA on the fly,i wish more arms had this feature,it would make setting the 2m black up a doddle.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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I'm Mick.
Thats a bargain price. Looks pretty clean for the price Jamie. Love that arm set up.
Technics SL1210 MK2 fully rebuilt and repainted. Ortofon 2M Black Cart, Isonoe isolation feet , MN bearing and Funk Firm platter upgrade, Oyaide RCA Tone Arm and speaker cables, Jelco SA-750D Tonearm. Oyaide HS-TF Carbon headshell, MCRU Linear External PSU, High Fidelity Crystal glass turntable matt, Blue LED upgrade, Denon AVR-2808CI Amp, Bowers and Wilkins DM602S3 Speakers,
Black Rhodium Jazz power cables for amp and turntable, Firebottle mk2 Phono Stage.
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Location: brighton uk.
Posts: 4,737
I'm jamie.
cheers,yes worth a go,now the question is do i bung the 2m black on it ....lol
some more info here,http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-PS-X60.html
http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-PUA-7.html
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
That series of TT is, in my opinion, one of the best TTs I've ever heard. The PS-X65/70/75 are unbelievably good and that tonearm is impeccable.
£45 is ludicrous.
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Location: brighton uk.
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I'm jamie.
yes im surprised no one else bought it,(dantheman91's area)it had been on for 9 hrs before i saw it,the tonearm alas is a slightly less refined pua-9,i like the die cast plinth so i may spend some time and money on it getting it back to tip top condition .
it came with a spare headshell and cartridge too,
Last edited by karma67; 26-02-2017 at 17:03.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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I'm Chris.
This is an absolute bargain! These TTs are around 400 on German ebay. Not very popular in the UK, though. I bought a PS-X65 and then had it serviced (yes I have absolutely no technical skills). With the rewired tonarm it sounds very nice. I fitted Denon DL-110 on it and had a side by side comparison with a Rega RP6 with another DL-110. I slightly preferred Sony, a bit more punchy I would say. I also tried DL-103R which sounds very nice on that tonearm (certainly better than on RB303, effective mass maybe?) and now have Benz Ace fitted. I could not get rid of distortion in one channel with Benz on Rega - the cart needs very fine azimuth adjustment which is difficult on Rega. I tried washers between Rega headshell and Benz but while I was able to dial the azimuth correctly, the washers killed all musicality IMO. No such a problem with the Sony tonearm - you can adjust the headshell for azimuth without any problems.
By the way, the headshell alone (SH-165) is worth around 60 quid...
here's mine:
TT: none atm; Carts: Benz Micro Ace SL; Phono stage: Nuda dual mono
Digital: Rotel RCD-965BX, rDAC; Amp: Modwright KWI-200, Speakers: Dynaudio Special 25
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very pretty Chris.
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“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
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Stunning.Originally Posted by blackholesun
This is an absolute bargain! These TTs are around 400 on German ebay. Not very popular in the UK, though. I bought a PS-X65 and then had it serviced (yes I have absolutely no technical skills). With the rewired tonarm it sounds very nice. I fitted Denon DL-110 on it and had a side by side comparison with a Rega RP6 with another DL-110. I slightly preferred Sony, a bit more punchy I would say. I also tried DL-103R which sounds very nice on that tonearm (certainly better than on RB303, effective mass maybe?) and now have Benz Ace fitted. I could not get rid of distortion in one channel with Benz on Rega - the cart needs very fine azimuth adjustment which is difficult on Rega. I tried washers between Rega headshell and Benz but while I was able to dial the azimuth correctly, the washers killed all musicality IMO. No such a problem with the Sony tonearm - you can adjust the headshell for azimuth without any problems.
By the way, the headshell alone (SH-165) is worth around 60 quid...
here's mine:
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Senior Member
Location: brighton uk.
Posts: 4,737
I'm jamie.
lovely,there is something about these jap decks that just looks the business,the plinths,the arms,they just look beautiful dont they
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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Location: W Lothian
Posts: 99,005
I'm Grant.
as is this... sony made some great gearWhilst waiting for the pioneer to be fixed i spotted this on gumtree,after a short drive down to Southampton she's up and running.not a bad tt at all.
Its not in mint condition but speed is stable,it needs a good clean and polish but still a bargin for £45.
One nice feature of the tonearm is you can adjust VTA on the fly,i wish more arms had this feature,it would make setting the 2m black up a doddle.
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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