SONY PS-8750 on eBay

[Yamaha B-2]

Hope they travel better to the UK than they do to Hawaii.

His CA-2010 almost doubled in price in the last minute. I thought I might pick up another one for a song. Wishful thinking, obviously.

 

[nbourbaki]

If you don't get the 8750, how about that nice PS-X6 with the ADC cart that starts at $69 with no bids. Someone might steal that one, and you could do a heck of a lot worse.

I sent a note to the seller asking questions about the conditon of the PS-X6 turntable. Here is the answer I received:

Thanks for your email. All legitimate questions however, I cant stop feeling that by answering in the affirmative, I may be setting myself up for problems, should you win our auction. We test our auction items, yes. Did we go over everything with a fine tooth-comb, NO. To put this turntable through the battery of tests and subsequent service time in order to answer your questions honestly, we would have to have spend several hours. Simply not efficient use of our time nor money. This is time and money that we would simply not recoup on the sale. If this was a $300-500 turntable then YES, everything you asked would be addressed and serviced if necessary. Basically, what I am trying to say is that we are just trying to cover our collective asses here by not commiting to the perfection of this turntable that you seem to be seeking. All functions did indeed perform well. No tobacco smoke. We did not clean the headshell leads nor electical connections. There was minor hum yes (fairly common amongst older t/t's) but by using the ground wire, it was elliminated. We didnt hear any serious motor or bearing noises however, I didnt really spend any time in silence to listen for this. Yes the base is intact. We dont sell crap here and recognize this Sony as a good quality turntable, especially in the price range it will probably be sold at. I wont give a 0 to 10 rating as that is a totally subjective number. I hope you respect my reasonings and, given this info, be satisfied that the Sony was a well taken care of t/t and in good operating and esthetic shape. Thanks again, enjoy the day,
Marty & Christine

 

[Wornears]

For the money the 8750 went for I'd be looking at a new TT; not something with busted ON button/return function. Just one person's opinion.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Ah, man. Where is your TT soul? Vintage is where its at. The PS-8750 would be a $5K+ TT today. Definitely worth a few $ to get these items fixed.

 

[Wornears]

My TT soul is (unfortunately) tied to my checkbook with one child in college and two more a couple of years away. I guess my TT soul is economically bound to my original purchase Dual 510 with Stanton 681EEE, and my Rotel 855 TTs for now.

Every one of us has a vintage audio jones: I guess TTs don't jack me up like a set of vintage speakers do -- where I have been very, very, very, tempted and placed "stupid money" on ePrey bids, and afterwards thanking luck for overcoming my lapse of common sense when I was outbid.

Didn't mean to knock (too hard) the chase after that Sony TT. Probably just envious I couldn't get it to go with my Sony 5800 or 6800 receivers or TC-K60 cassette deck!

 

[bordeno]

On the PS-X6, I'd really be surprised if the auto return function, or any automatic function, is working; on my X7 it isn't and the table is in beautiful condition otherwise. Of course, I could care less about any auto functions on any turntable. The less automation, the better.

 

[ByrdWyngs]

For the money the 8750 went for I'd be looking at a new TT; not something with busted ON button/return function. Just one person's opinion.

I've got an MMF 2.1 which is one of the very few semi-decent new tables you can buy for that kind of money right now, and I can guarantee you the 8750 would blow it's doors off. Unfortunately $300-$350 will barely get you a new entry level starter table, but it can get you a killer vintage rig. There was a TD-125 with an SME 3009 arm that sold Sunday AM for $340 that was a little rough cosmetically but would probably sound much better than any new table you can buy for less that $1000.

 

[axel]

will anybody take the plunge on this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5856723276&fromMakeTrack=true ?
or has X-Mas hopelessly depleted the reserves?

 

[Yamaha B-2]

That would be me. If you want it, you'd better dig deep.

And, thanks Axel. I was hoping to get it for $51.

 

[Dick Schneiders]

That would be me. If you want it, you'd better dig deep.

And, thanks Axel. I was hoping to get it for $51.

Good luck!

I have been watching this one since it first came up on eBay. It would be nice to have a DD Sony to match my TTS3000A.

So I don't think $51 will get it. :scratch2:

Dick Schneiders

 

[ByrdWyngs]

I'd be all over it but I did tell YB2 that I'd let him have the next one that came up. Don't think I'd want to get into a 3 way bidding war with him and Dick anyway. I still want one to go with my VFET stack, but I'm OK for now with the X70. If the price doesn't get up to the range I expect it to though I might have trouble restraining myself, still owe myself a Christmas present.

Might try for one of the TTS-3000 listed right now instead, but neither one has a tonearm which makes them a bit less appealing.

 

[Dick Schneiders]

Yes, I am watching both of the TTS3000's too, as I would like to have a back up motor for mine. I went 20 years with my original Sony 3000 deck in storage because of a bad motor, and now that it is finally working again, I don't want to have that happen again.

I doubt that I will want to spend too much on one of these, though, just for a back up.

I probably should just take my original motor apart and see if I can fix it.

Dick Schneiders

 

[Yamaha B-2]

OK. My official bid is in.

 

[Jon S]

oh wow.... i guess i am in for some competition tomorrow...... good luck to all!

 

[Dick Schneiders]

Well, I actually bid quite a bit more than the winning bid, but the seller had blocked my id from bidding on this item!! :sigh:

I had asked him a few days ago about his experience in packing turntables for shipping. I gave him some detailed suggestions about the way to do it. He responded very nicely that he knew there could be problems with these and that was what insurance was for. I told him that I had been burned in the past, even with insurance, if there was no damage to the exterior of the box. The carrier's will not pay insurance if they determine the item was not packaged properly. He responded again that he understood this, as he has also been burned by this as a buyer. He did not tell me that I should not bid or that he would block me as a bidder, but that is what he did. He did say that perhaps I would be better off bidding on a turntable that was closer to me that I could pick up in person. :thumbsdn:

I guess he decided I might be too particular and might actually want the turntable to arrive in working order.

I think Yamaha B-2 won it. I sure hope for his sake that it arrives safely.

Dick Schneiders

 

[absolon]

Well done Glenn, great price.

 

[bully]

Jeez, I didn't know everyone was watching this table. I put in a snipe but was way outbid--$383 or somesuch.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Well.....its mine. Just hope it gets here in good shape. I'll let everyone know.

 

[axel]

Congrats Glenn!
Everybody WAS watching it I see

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Hi Axel - Yep. Been watching for a couple of years, now. The 'nervious' part begins. Will it make it to me in one piece?

Do you know if these are the standard hinge types that allow one to remove the dustcover by simply sliding the hinges out of their mounts on the back of the TT?