I bought my Sony PS-X65 for £100 on ebay, tbh it was rather in a poor condition. Had it thoroughly serviced for around £160 (rewired, tonearm work incl. bearings and c/w fitting, automatics, optics, lid polished, etc. etc.). End result - I sold my RP6 which I had for nearly four years. I think it was money very well spend and the sound quality surpassed Rega.
Problem is I still think about buying something else, like an LP12 (never had one) or Spacedeck (really liked the sound)...
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
Location: Bristol
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I'm Clive.
I have had an LP12 since the early 90's, spent a small fortune on it and still really like it. Got a Sony PS-X600 earlier this year and am using the same cartridge as the LP12 (an AT-F7) and would struggle to distinguish between them in a listening test. At the moment I rank them in the top 3 out of my 14 decks. I could probably improve the LP12 with a Keel and Radikal but that would be an even bigger fortune.
The Sony's are prestige in performance but unfortunately, one always thinks there is "better" because they aren't considered as high end TT. I had a PS-X70 and to be honest I think if I had it now, rewired the arm and put the ZYX on it, it would match the Toshy/Mission combo. It was clean, authoritative and had the best stability of any Turntable ive owned. If I hadn't had it so early in my progression path, I would have appreciated it more.
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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
My turntable cost me £100 and my cart £80, so how could it not punch above its weight ? :lol
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