Just picked this one up for $25, and snagged a Sanyo DCX 1970K receiver at the same time for $20.
The Sony is a rare one. It's from about 1972, so a contemporary of my PS-2400 and similar in a runt of the litter kind of way.
Sony PS-230 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Stepped lid design, suspended plinth, nice wood box.
Sony PS-230 2 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Unusual tonearm with an integrated plastic headshell.
Sony PS-230 Tonearm 2 by Buhduh, on Flickr
And yes, it is an Idler drive! I checked the speed with my strobe and it seems pretty close. A bit of rumble but not too bad out of the box.
Sony PS-230 idler by Buhduh, on Flickr
The Sony is a rare one. It's from about 1972, so a contemporary of my PS-2400 and similar in a runt of the litter kind of way.
Sony PS-230 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Stepped lid design, suspended plinth, nice wood box.
Sony PS-230 2 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Unusual tonearm with an integrated plastic headshell.
Sony PS-230 Tonearm 2 by Buhduh, on Flickr
And yes, it is an Idler drive! I checked the speed with my strobe and it seems pretty close. A bit of rumble but not too bad out of the box.
Sony PS-230 idler by Buhduh, on Flickr