SONY PS-5170
¥ 33,800 (around 1974)
Commentary
Belt drive player system equipped with semi-automatic mechanism.
Uses a 4-pole hysteresis synchronous motor developed exclusively for the turntable.
In addition, it uses a double-side polished urethane belt.
The turntable uses an aluminum die cast 30 cm type.
The tone arm employs a universal tone arm, equipped with an arm lifter and an inside force canceler.
Equipped with semi-auto mechanism capable of auto return and auto cut.
An IM type cartridge is used for the cartridge. Since the shell is a standard type, the cartridge can be replaced.
The output code uses a low-capacity type with less high-frequency loss.
It uses a removable acrylic dust cover.
Model Rating
| Type | Record player system |
| <Turntable portion> | |
| Turntable | 30 cm aluminum die-cast, 1.0 kg |
| Motor | 4-pole hysteresis synchronous motor |
| Drive system | Belt drive |
| Number of revolutions | 33 1/3, 45 rpm |
| Start-up characteristic | Within 1/2 Rotation (33 1/3rpm) |
| Wow flutter | 0.08% WRMS or less |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 45 dB or more |
| Tone Arm Section | |
| Tone arm | Static balanced universal tone arm |
| Effective length | 216.5mm |
| Total Length | 295mm |
| Overhang | 16.5mm |
| Tracking error angle | + 3 ゜ 05', -1 ゜ |
| Offset Angle | 23 ° 30' |
| Needle pressure adjustment range | 0 ~ 3g (0.5g scale) |
| Inside force cancel range | 0 ~ 3g |
| Shell Weight | 10.5g |
| Usable cartridge weight | 4g ~ 12g |
| Cartridge Section | |
| Cartridge | IM Type |
| Frequency characteristic | 15 Hz to 22 kHz |
| Separation | 25dB(1kHz) 23dB(10kHz) |
| Output voltage | 4mV |
| Optimum load impedance | 50k Ω |
| Compliance | 10x10-6Cm / dyne (vertical, horizontal) |
| Vertical tracking angle | 15 ° |
| Needle pressure (optimum needle pressure) | 1.5g ~ 2.5g (2g) |
| Needle | 0.5 mil diamond needle |
| Weight | 6.8g |
| Exchange needle | ND-132GA |
| <General> | |
| Power supply voltage | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 8W |
| External dimensions | Width 450x Height 175x Depth 395 mm |
| Weight | 8kg |
| Attachment | 45 Rotation Adapter Tracking error confirmation gauge |
| Sold Separately | Sony Oil OL-2KA Head Shell SH-150 |