Show Us Your Sonys!!!

[Mark B]

Feel free to yakaway........after you've posted your pic's. Seems to be the 'main' Sony thread, so is open to any and all discussion, pic's, etc. concerning vintage Sony.

We still need our own forum for Sony/Yamaha.:yes: This and the similar "Show Us...." thread for Yamaha ~1000 posts, etc. Plus all the other Sony and Yamaha threads.

I'll take you up on that...

The CDP-707esD - this 39lb beauty is M Gibsons:

 

[reggaenaut]

Very beautiful. What year is that?

 

[Mark B]

Very beautiful. What year is that?

1988 (MSRP $1800.00)

 

[mertol]

I will try to post as much pictures as I can. By the way I found out that I have forgot to list some of the sony s I have

cdp 559
SB 300
SB 500
DA50ES
some mikes

sorry for the quality of the pictures , I was on hurry, I need to find more sony

 

[mertol]

Quite a collection!

How do you like the XL33 and what are you using it on?

XL33 is a ver fine mc cartridge , I am using it on a ps3300 right now. (might not be the best set up)

I dnt use it much as I have dual 721 with a nos at20sla at the same room. I only play it 10 min per day avarage. It sounds surprisingly well. I found it very balanced.

:thmbsp:

 

[Yamaha B-2]

I'll take you up on that... The CDP-707esD - this 39lb beauty is M Gibsons:

Beautiful!:yes: Same model that my brother listens to through his Yamaha CR-2040.

How would you compare the sound of the Sony and your CDX-10000? Any major revelations?

I will try to post as much pictures as I can. By the way I found out that I have forgot to list some of the sony s I have
cdp 559
SB 300
SB 500
DA50ES
some mikes
sorry for the quality of the pictures , I was on hurry, I need to find more sony

Very nice! Espceially like the small RtR and matching cassette player. Gotta love it when someone as crazy as the rest of us joins in.:thmbsp: Strength in numbers.

 

[mertol]

Thanks B-2 ,

I do like the TC-510 , one of the sexiest RtR ever built and it uses the same heads with the 880, to be honest it easly outperforms my 559ES cd player on playback...

PS: I will try to add more pictures as I found that I have a few more sonies laying around includung a mighty hmk 80 or was it 88 ?

somebody help me.....

 

[Yamaha B-2]

You are welcome. And, when you are through with those magazines in the first picture, just send them along to me. Don't think I've eaten.....oops, I mean seen those particular issues.

 

[axel]

Magnificent collection Mertol !
The TC-510-2 is THE sexiest RtR ever made and a truly excellent recorder.


(nice Aiwa "15", too)

 

[Mark B]

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How would you compare the sound of the Sony and your CDX-10000? Any major revelations?

...

I prefer the sound of the CDX-10000 to the Sony CDP-707esD. Major revelation? I never realized how good the older TOTL CD players could be.

 

[axel]

same 1987 vintage for both - diffrent pricetag, though :g

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Major revelation? I never realized how good the older TOTL CD players could be.

Neither did I until I got a CDX-1110. Am going to have to pick up an SCD-777ES at some point. Along with an extra optical block. Who knows when Sony will stop making them, as well.

 

[ByrdWyngs]

A very nice collection there mertol. What's the story on those headphones? They look to be either electret or electrostatic. Don't think I've seen anything on those before. What's the model number and how do they sound?

I haven't been around here much lately as I've been busy elsewhere, but I just picked up another piece for my own meager collection. A CDP-400 that was supposed to be working (it isn't). Once I've had a chance to get it cleaned up a little and do some troubleshooting I'll take some pic's and post them here. The build quality is not quite as impressive as Mark's 707esd at the top of the page, but it's still pretty substantial and the family resemblance is unmistakable.

 

[mertol]

A very nice collection there mertol. What's the story on those headphones? They look to be either electret or electrostatic. Don't think I've seen anything on those before. What's the model number and how do they sound?

Thanks, I think I was a little bit lucky.

The headphones are ECR-500 and they are electret. I do own a small wintage headphone collection that includes some pioneers, akais, older sony's, a senhaisser HD650, BayerDynamic 880 , a AKG 340, Wharfedale DD1, Pioneer monitor 10II.

Before ECR-500 Iwas mainly using the AKG and Pioneer Monitor 10 II. And in most of the deciplines Pioneer was unmatched. I still think Pioneer can outperform AKG 340 very easly.

And Sony ECR-500 beats the Pioneer as easly as Pioneer beats the AKG. Considering that the headphones were made around 75-77, I am unable to believe how good they sound as most of the older headphones always lack sometinhg. Also keep in mind that I never had the chance to listen to a high end Grado or Stax.

Most of the time the weeknes of the electret designs are at the bass depertmant however Sony plays the bass like there is no tomorrow. The midrange is very open and treble is there with a lot of defination. I cant say that the ECR is that last word on details but it can be considered to be very detailed.

Anyway it's the only headphone that I can continue to listen all night long.

I am currently using it connected to the Aurex System 15 and I plan on moving it to the Sony rig soon.

PS: Yesterday I went to drift store, and put my hands on a few magazines laying on a older Akai RTR . Then for some unknown reason I lifted the magazines up and I saw a bunch of old hifi magazines. Then again for some realy unknown reason I lifted them up too. And there it was in mint condition, 1977 Sony catalog in full color. 50 pages of Sony vintage and it is the only Sony catalog I have seen that do not include the later TA-F7 , TA-N7 series components. I will post some pictures tonight. And I will try to scan it this week so that I can share it everybody.

Mertol

 

[bully]

A half-dozen Sony cdplayers, none of the ES models
Just pulled the Sony TA-AX285 integrated amp out of the closet and brought it up here to anchor the PC sound system.
For some reason I remembered the amp as being very much smaller. Nope, this thing is big and heavy. No power consumption listed on the back, but size and weight figures at least 60 wpc. On the front "All Power Stages Direct Coupled/Accoustic Control Amplifier."
It has a five-band tone controls.
I do think I got a tuner with it, but cannot find it. Maybe I sold it to my former landlord.
I also bought a Sony 8-inch powered woofer to run with my pair of Minimus-77's for the PC sound system.
The TA-AX285 is easily pushing the 89dB/w/m RTR 123 right now :thmbsp:

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Someone ask me for the STR-7065 SM and I've lost your e-mail address. If you want, you'll need to PM again. Sorry.

 

[axel]

- you want to see my sonys ?

ok - here's part of the collection:

The main rig consists of a TA-E80ES and TA-N80ES combo, a NOS CDP-X777ES, a near new DTC-2000ES, a very well preserved TC-K88B and a pair of NOS SS-G1mkII.
Aside from these and seeing some use once in a while, but not shown here, is another CDP-X777ES (equally NOS), a TC-FX1010 and my trusted MDR-7509 and 7506.

The other pictures show:
- TA-N7B (near new, barely used but awating Mirko's safety mods)
- TA-N86B (one ok, one in need of a full recap)
- two sets of Falcon units (all but the tuner in need of some work ; I also have a one preamp in "B" color)
- TC-100A (Sony's 1st cassette recorder)
- SL-F1 and Modul R50 Beta recorders, both near new
- two Precise units for which I have a pronounced tenderness
- a near new EL-7
- two CDP-101 (the one on top is new-never-ever-used!)
- one KX-20PS1 (near new, I also have another one in equally good shape and its original Mickey Mouse speakers plus one huge KX-27PS1)
- one Wega ADC-2 (Wega was bought at 100% in '75 so this is Sony, too)
- and, last but not least, the latest addition: TC-880-2 !

All this naturally comes with full sets of accessories - tapes, remotes, chargers, batteries and other whatnots.
And there's plenty more tucked away like pro LD players, consumer LD players, Hi-8 Walkmans, one nib/nos MTL-10, AG-7Es, one nib Betapack etc.

(and I won't even mention the literature, catalogs and corporate booklets which you can benefit from throughout TVK :g)

 

[Stoffie]

Why only part of the collection dude ??? (just teasing )

As said before Axel, lovely collection ! Aside from that, I'd love to browse through all said brochures and magazines you have... that would be a blast.

Should get my hands on some WEGA components soon, from a collegue that has no use for them anymore, an amp and a turntable, and maybe some speakers. I'm curious as to what that will turn out to be.

 

[axel]

ay - one more

I forgot the little PS-FL770 cutie !
In rough shape but fully functional - if no sonic masterpieces, these are all metal and very well built.

... sorry, my TTS-8000/TB-2000/AT600 isn't home anymore as I sold it earlier this year. Too big (way too big), too demanding and the Sony tonearms I wanted on it nowadays cost an arm and a leg so this was getting too expensive to pursue.
I sold it to a friend, though - just in case I get rich and move in an apartment where I can dedicate half a room to a turntable... :g

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Axel - Very nice collection! You will definitely appreciate the TA-N86Bs after you get them going. A very under-appreciated little amp. When will the CDP-101 hit TVK?

You guys have shamed me. I am doubling my rack space (from 4' to 8') width and will set up with a Sony side and a Yamaha side. Now the question becomes, do I put the Sony on the left and Yamaha on the right or the other way around? :scratch2: