SONY PS-8750 on eBay

[theophile]

The wonderful world of direct drives.

Direct drive Turntables.I love 'em.I've heard good belt drives,but I love the sound of direct drive.
Seems that a few high-end manufacturers do also,by releasing new high-end Direct-drives. :yes:

 

[EchoWars]

Pictures don't do that Sony justice. It is an awesome turntable. I'd love to find one.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

So how does the Sony PS-8750 compare to your mint Sony PS-X7 TT?

Been a while since I've had the PS-X7. Did sell it to a good friend, so see it whenever I'm over there. Tough to compare due to different cartridges. Similar headshells, so would be easy to interchange and give a listen though. If I do, I'll post what I find (please don't hold your breathe). Just can't say, as they and the systems I listen to each with are just so different.

I tried to buy another PS-X7 on eBay that needed a dustcover, counterweight and headshell just this weekend (wife wants an auto TT for the LR system - bless her little heart :thmbsp: ). And, it was filthy. I bid what I considered a ridiculously high $115. And, was outbid by several folks. I would say the word is out on the PS-X7.

 

[Unda Maris]

I own both, the PS-X7 and PS-8750.
When I recieved the big one, I made a short comparison by interchanging headshells.

With both headshells there was a clear winner:

PS-8750 It is able to transport the music with more ease and definition.

Nevertheless, the PS-X7 is playing really nice with the cheap Empire 2000II MM pickup. It´s miles ahead of everything I owned before and for sure it outperforms everything in it´s price range.

The PS-X7 sells regularily for about 200 EUR ($250) on German eBay.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Thought I would mention that, based on the statements (which I consider silly and inaudible) in another thread that DD TTs can't sound as good as BD because the PLL makes them constantly 'hunt' for the correct speed (maybe so, but that hunting is going on at a speed so far above the audible range as to be a non-issue) that I turned off the PLL mode on the PS-8750. Sucker slowed down just a fuzz. Turned the speed control know back up just a bit to stop the movement of the strobe marks and it is rock steady. PLL/no-PLL.....same difference on the PS-8750. Again, my thanks to EW for his excellent work in fixing. Gets new silver/copper wires in another week, or so.

 

[Tim5]

The best devices for the job would be TI-series 7400 chips - SN7400, SN7410, and SN7420. Not easy to find...

M53220P 7420 14P DIP, M53200P 7400 14P DIP, and MSM5576 14P DIP SN? Consolidated Electronics has them

 

[Pio1980]

Another zombie thread rises from the dead (just in time for U-no-whut)!!
Speaking of re-vivication, there is another thread here somewhere on bringing AC drive Sony TTs back from the grave concerning speed drift and the PS..