Sony PS-X50

May
1 9 7 8 may 1978
1 9 8 1 1981

The PS-X50 is a PS-X70 without full-auto mode, without pitch control, without Litz wiring and without carbon-charged wand.

Bar very slightly lesser speed accuracy and startup time specs, the rest is the same : VTA-adjustable PUA-7 tonearm, diecast zinc armbase, BSL motor with Magndisc / X'Tal Lock control, amazing reliability... and sound quality !

The PS-X50 also sported Sony's unmatched mix of shiny & matte textures & assorted colors - looks do count as well when it comes to sales :)

The X50 also was available in Japan, later on, before vanishing as PS-X50W : "W" for wood but it ain't wood, it's a cheapish vinyl decor added

Alongwith the PS-X70, the PS-X50 is the original of the series : the PS-X60 and PS-X40 are later versions.

Like the earlier PS-X7, the X50 turned out to be one of Sony's bestselling turntable - and it wasn't cheap. The entire series is part of the most sold japanese turntables : there are tens of thousands of them around.

Add in a Denon DL-160 or a Sony XL-55 (the PUA-7 deserves good moving-coil cartridges, even heavyweights like the old DL-103) and you will be stunned by the results.
Quality, reliability and convenience all rolled into one : japanese engineering at its best.

Sony PS-X50, image 1 Sony PS-X50, image 2 Sony PS-X50, image 3
Sony PS-X50 specifications
Title Value
Speed accuracy : ±0.003%
Wow & flutter : 0.025%
S/N ratio : 75dB (DIN B)
Platter : 32cm
Platter + mat weight : 2,2kg
Moment of inertia : 340kg/cm2
Full speed ahead : 1/2 rotation
Tonearm balance : static
Pivot to stylus length : 235mm
Overhang : 14mm
Adjustable VTA : ± 3mm
Stylus range : 0...2,5g
Anti-skating range : 0...2,5g
Cable capacitance : 50pF/m
Dimensions : 48,1 x 16,5 x 42,1cm
Weight : 11,5kg.
Tag : 54,800¥ (X50, 1978)
59,800¥ (X50W, 1979)
FEATURES FEATURES
> Direct Drive system
> Semi-automatic operation
> BSL motor
> Magnedisc servo control
> X-tal lock
> Die-cast aluminium platter
> Quartz drive strobe light
> Rapid start-up and speed change
> Quick-stop electromagnetic braking
> J-shaped tonearm
> Adjustable VTA
> Gold plated contacts
> 4-clamp headshell connector
> Audio muting
> Luminous sensor for tonearm return
> Tonearm safety clutch
> Viscous damped cueing
> Direct-read anti-skating
> Direct-read counterweight
> Zinc alloy tonearm base
> SBMC cabinet
> Feather-touch controls
> Viscous filled height-adjustable feet
> Spare headshell holder
> Removable spring-loaded cover
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