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Vintage Sony Turntables

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I'm going to look at a Sony turntable after work tonight.

The picture I saw of it looks a lot like a vintage Dual.

It has a wood base, a heavy platter, and a J shaped tone arm.

Does anyone know model numbers of this type of Sony TT?

I'd post a picture, but I can't get to craigslist here at work.

Hopefully this era of Sony TTs are a decent table.

I'll know more tonight.

Scott
 
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i have a sony ps-1800A which is good and the more top of the line PS-2250 which is very good...

Post a pic if you can!
 
Yup, that's it... looks a bit run down, but he claims that it works good...

Anyone know what model that table is? Is it a BOTL table?

Scott
 
I don't suspect that it's a BOTL table.....more MOTL, IIRC. I have a OM for a PS-1350 and the pictured table looks more sophisticated than the image on the manual. Perhaps it is a PS-1750?
 
Sony was getting its TT act together back then. This is one of the belt-driven TTs prior to their introduction of their direct-drive tables that really put them on the map, so to speak.

Its a nice TT, don't get me wrong. Back then, Sony was producing many more TTs than was actually imported by Sony's US distribution arm so the whole discussion about BOTL, etc is kind of irrelevant.

Things to look for are:

- RCA cables. These will likely need to be replaced due to age.
- Cueing: If the arm drops like a rock, the fluid is gone.
- Collar where cartridge heads are inserted: Make sure it fits tight and doesn't wobble side to side. There's a set screw underneath that holds all that together.
- Belt/motor: See that the motor has good torque. When running, pinch it with thumb/forefinger to see if stalls easily. Of course, the age of the belt needs to be considered.
- Platter: Spin it to check for wobble. Take a straight edge, too, to check for flatness.

All this just off the top of my head.....Hope that helps.

Cheers,

David
 
Thanks for the help guys!

David, I'll be sure to check everything that you mentioned!

Right now I have a Dual CS 505-2 table that I bought new in the early 80's.

I've been wanting a better table for some time now, but can't quite afford to
drop $500 + for the kind of table I really want.

This Sony is cheap enough that I won't be out much and hopefully will get a
pretty nice table to play with for a while.

It looks a bit beefier than my Dual, so I hope it's good one.

Here's also hoping that all the dirt that's on it in the picture is only surface and
not skin deep.

Scott
 
I'm not sure its going to be better than your Dual, actually. I'd say more of a step across.

Add another 10 years of age onto the Sony, too, for the lubricated items underneath while you're at it.....then think about it further.....

Cheers,

David
 
Scott, it looks like my 5520

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Well, that's what it was, a Sony 5520.

Cosmetically it would have cleaned up very nice, it needs a belt which is no
real biggie... but the center hub had sunken down quite a bit to where the
platter rubbed on the base.

I could work it back up, but it would fall down again after one revolution of
the platter.

Is there any way to fix the hub if it's doing that? A set screw that needs to
be tightened maybe? :dunno:

It was his wife's dad's turntable who passed away and they were selling it off.
He said he would ask his wife and see if she might want to just give it away
since it needs so much work.

Scott
 
If you can get it as a freebie, it would certainly be worth the effort to bring it back from the dead. :yes:

I don't have any expertise with regard to the hub slop on that particular model, but I'm sure Redboy will chime in soon. He might have some insight to share.

Keep us posted whether you get it or not. BTW - I found that dustcover in the garage last night. Still intact. :thmbsp:
 
Does anyone know how to tighten up the hub on a Sony 5520 TT?

The one I'm looking at I can now have for free, but the hub drops
down in the middle making the platter rub on the base.

I can pull it back up and get the platter to spin one revolution then
it drops down again and rubs.

I was wondering if there's a way to tighten the hub up on these TTs.

Hoping it's just a set screw maybe... :scratch2:

Since I can get it for free, maybe I could just give it the old college try. :)

Scott
 
Scott, I cracked mine open the other night to install new RCA cables. I didn't pay any attention to how the spindle assembly attaches to the chassis, but I can tell you how to get into the box to find out!

The entire chassis is spring-suspended in the wooden box. You need to lift it out to see the underside.

Remove the dustcover, set aside.

Remove the headshell and set aside so you don't damage it. Secure the arm to the arm rest with a twist tie so it doesn't bop around.

Pull the platter off the top. Underneath are two screws that are labeled "Do not remove these screws!"

Remove them. :yes:

Now the whole thing lifts up out of the box. You should know where to go from there.
 
Great! I'm picking it up after work tonight and I'll check into it.

Sadly I won't get a chance to look at it until next week as we're
leaving to go out of town tonight.

Thanks again everyone!

Scott
 
Yep, I have it at home, new belt on order, and waiting to find the time to start operating! :)

Scott
 
I took apart the table to see if I could figure out why the spindle drops
down.

There is only a set screw to keep the spindle in place.

If I remove the screw, I can pull the spindle out of the hub assembly.

The spindle is covered in lube/grease, but there doesn't seem to be
anything under the spindle (like a bearing) to hold it up where it needs
to be.

The bottom of the hub assembly has a hole in in that looks like it's supposed
to be there, but nothing looks like it leaked out save for a big ball of "crud".

I don't know what the "crud" was... could have been a nylon bushing that
disintegrated or ???

Shouldn't there be a bearing? :scratch2:

Scott
 
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