SONY PS-X22
¥ 29,800 (released in 1980)
Commentary
An auto player that emphasizes usability and basic performance.
The front operation auto mechanism is adopted, and the tone arm can be up / down and rejected (cut in the middle) even with the dust cover closed, and the turntable speed can be switched and the pitch can be controlled.
In addition, it is equipped with an auto return mechanism that automatically returns the tone arm when the performance finishes and stops the turntable.
The turntable is driven by a direct drive system in which a linear BSL motor is servocontrol by a magnesium disk.
The cabinet uses an acoustic material, SBMC, which is less likely to resonate than metals and has high precision and strength. Partial resonance is suppressed by considering the thickness and structure in a comprehensive manner and reinforcing the structure at important points.
Uses XL-15, which is a MM type cartridge.
Model Rating
| Type | D. D. Auto Player System |
| <Turntable portion> | |
| Turntable | 31 cm Aluminum Die Cast |
| Wow and flutter | 0.025% wrms (rotating system) |
| Start-up characteristic | Within 1/2 Rotation (at 33 1/3rpm) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 75dB(DIN-B) |
| Tone Arm Section | |
| Effective length | 216.5mm |
| Total Length | 283mm |
| Shell dead weight | 8.0g |
| Usable cartridge weight limit | 12.0g ~ 18.0g (including shell) |
| Cartridge Section | |
| Cartridge | MM Type (XL-15) |
| Frequency characteristic | 10 Hz to 30 kHz |
| Output voltage | 4 mv (1 khz, 5cm/s, 45 °) |
| Needle | 0.6 mil diamond needle |
| Dead weight | 5.2g |
| <General> | |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 130x Depth 370 mm |
| Weight | 6.1kg |
| Attachment | 45 Rotation Adapter Head shell Cartridge (XL-15) Dust cover |