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Sony PS X50 headshell inquery

Spindly

Spindly

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Hey gang
I recently acquired a sony PS X50 turntable. Works great, I love the PUA 7 tone arm. Seems really solid overall. One minor Hang-up is it was lacking a headshell. I know the SH 165 headshell can be a bit problematic to find (and expensive when you do find them).

I popped on a generic technics head shell and mounted my ortofon 2m bronze. Sounds pretty dang good through my sansui 881! But I have a hankering to find the original headshell.

Anyone have any leads?

Also, I have read that the ortofon 2m bronze is not the best match for the pua 7 tonearm so would I be better served keeping the generic headshell?

Just looking for opinions on this as I'm not quite sure where to go from here.

Thanks for reading!

Mark
 
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I used to own a PS-X50 and have an SH-165 headshell that you can have for a SASE. Send me a PM if you want it. -dan
 
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Your SH-165:yes: went into the mail this AM. Please let me know when you've received it.
 
All set up!

Thanks again to Danj for the 165!

As an aside, this head shell is considerably heavier than my generic replacement. I was able to zero out the tonearm and balance it, but the counterweight is at the back end of the tonearm. Any risk with it like this? I know there is a heavier counterweight available, and I will keep my eyes peeled. I the meantime, if there is a risk of damage, I will replace the ortofon bronze with a lighter cart.

Thanks again,
Mark
 

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I love my X50, I am also using a Technics headshell on mine. I tend to switch tables pretty often, but I hope to find a X70 one day.
 
Spindly said:
All set up!

Thanks again to Danj for the 165!

As an aside, this head shell is considerably heavier than my generic replacement. I was able to zero out the tonearm and balance it, but the counterweight is at the back end of the tonearm. Any risk with it like this? I know there is a heavier counterweight available, and I will keep my eyes peeled. I the meantime, if there is a risk of damage, I will replace the ortofon bronze with a lighter cart.

Thanks again,
Mark
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You're welcome. I'm glad the headshell was the right one for your needs.

Did you use a scale to double check tracking weight?

I don't know what your Ortofon weighs. I had no troubles using the headshell when I owned my Sony. The cartridge I had mounted, iirc, was a Stanton 681EEE which I doubt is lighter than the Ortofon and I don't recall that the counterweight was all the way back. Have you made sure the turntable itself is level?

You might want to find the auxiliary weight that screws on to the rear of the tonearm. Still, I doubt if any harm is being done by having the counterweight where it is, at least as long as it's secure.

Dan
 
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