Sony PS5520 - Retrotech Audio - Vintage Audio

Sony PS-5520
Vintage Belt-Drive Turntable

Sony PS-5520

Vintage Belt-Drive Turntable

Serviced, including brand new stylus, this vintage deck is in very nice condition, full working order and comes with its original user manual.

Dating from the early 1970’s, the following information and specifications are from the excellent vinylengine.com website:

“The Sony model PS-5520 is a well engineered and versatile turntable that can be operated automatically or manually. Automatic operation is accomplished using only the operating lever. This model has many important features which contribute to the faithful reproduction of your records; a static balance tonearm, an effective anti-skating compensator, a 4-pole hysteresis synchronous motor, and so on. The PS5520 tracks records faithfully, thereby preserving their original brilliance for many plays. This model is also compatible with the most advanced cartridges currently available.”

Specifications:

• Platter: 11 7/8" diecast aluminium alloy
• Platter weight: 2lb 3oz
• Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
• Drive system: belt drive
• Motor: 4-pole condenser hysteresis synchronous
• Wow and flutter: less than 0.1% WRMS
• Signal to noise ratio: better than 43dB
• Tonearm: static balance
• Overall arm length: 294mm
• Effective length: 215mm
• Overhang: 15mm
• Stylus force adjustment: 0 to 3g
• Cartridge weight range: 4 to 14g
• Cartridge: VM-22GA induced magnet
• Frequency range: 20Hz to 20kHz
• Channel separation: 25dB
• Output: 4mV
• Stylus force: 1.5 to 2.5g
• Stylus: conical 0.5mil diamond
• Weight: 6.7g
• Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 15 9/16"
• Weight: 18lb 11oz

The last picture is from the 1973 Hi-Fi Year Book.

SOLD

Payment accepted via Credit/Debit Card, Bank Transfer, Personal Cheque or cash on collection.

This is too fragile for any packing and shipping, so is offered here strictly for personal collection only.

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