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Sony - Turntable - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(17 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 17 reviews
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94%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Sony - Turntable - Black
Posted by: kylo69
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
What I have found is that it's a great buy for the $$$. The trick to it sounding very good is to make sure you have your arm balanced correctly. Sony gives excellent instructions on how to do this. I would recommend at some point upgrading the stylus to a Shure M97XE or better, but the Audio Technica one that comes with it is solid for the overall price of the turntable.
If anyone is getting "sub par" performance of the turntable, either they aren't adjusting the arm to the correct pressure or they need some better cans (headphones for you non audiophile folk) to listen to. Make sure you set the weight to 3 if overall sound listening (2.5 for Bass or electronic type music, 3.5-4 for critical listening with Jazz or Classical). Make sure the vinyl is cleaned properly as well.
The turntable has a good warmth to it, Dylan's Blonde on Blonde really comes through as does Alan Parson's IRobot. However, for John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, I had to move my stylus pressure to 4...then OMG sweet sounds. I would think a better stylus would remedy that, but I'm just being nit picky at this point.
Recording is very easy with the software download. Make sure you adjust your settings depending on the type of Genre you are recording. 16bit, 48k is fine for most things in PCM. However, for Jazz, Classical or really good albums, you may want to use either DSD or 24bit/96k. The Rolling Stones song Angie from Goats Head Soup really sounds GREAT in the higher format. (You can actually hear the strings reverb on the digital recording, you can't hear this on native CD format and only on Vinyl usually).
Well done Sony! Well done indeed!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
DSD Hi-Res recording, design, pre-amp included.
on February 8, 2018
Posted by: Betamex
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
The player has a nice design. It's very easy to assemble. I wish I could get more info about the cartridge. It records Hi-Res indeed making a big difference when I transfer to my Xperia XZ Premium or play them on my ES receiver on a USB. The only problem I've noticed is a constant and annoying fluctuation of speed while I play a record. I thought it had to break in but after several hours using it for several days, it is still there. Maybe it was made like that or I've got a defective product. In overall, I recommend it if you're interested in not only record Hi-Res files but the pleasure of playing a real record.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
You can adjust the feet
on February 1, 2018
Posted by: Jeff D
Gender:Male
I work for Sony and have one of these turntables - I noticed someone was complaining about adjustment of the feet - it's not mentioned in the manual but you can adjust them. Turn the inside rubber part of the foot, you can't turn the outside of the foot - hence at least one reviewer thought (as I had at first) that you could not adjust the feet to level it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: LCQ428
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Excellent turntable for digitizing my vinyl! No concerns of build quality, the turntable is whisper quiet. The updated software works great! Was easy to get up and running and recording my records. The built in phono preamp is a plus for those who just want to hook this up to powered speakers that are becoming very popular. What is also awesome is Sony is still backing the DSD format and this turntable does an excellent job of conversion! The conversion is coming from the table and not the computer so signal path is the shortest it can possibly be from the stylus to the analog to digital converter! Very well done Sony!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: ehrjohn
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I purchased this turntable as a Xmas gift for my daughter. I tested it and found it to be a very good quality turntable. so much so that I recortded 15 of my own albums @ 24bit 192Khz. The only prtoblem was the recording software froze up 3 0r 4 times and I had to reinstall it or disconnect it from the turntable.
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Posted by: CWalsh
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Well as I have only purchased today Dec30/2017 it sounds fantastic. The wife wishes it shut off on its own, me to i guess but it is good exercise to get up to do it manually i think.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Its a pretty nice table.
on December 1, 2018
Posted by: ThatDude
Gender:Male
I have this next to an AT LP5 and it's a good table, if you change the stylus on the stock cartridge to something similar to the lp5 (elliptical) the two become very similar and excellent, and should satisfy all but the elitists who have more money than brains usually. You can spend more for better built eye-candy, to me this is pretty enough. Replacement belts are available that resolve the pitch issues some people experience. Sony, put better belts in to begin with. Turntables that carry your name should last a long time.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Excellent sound quality from analog signal
on February 28, 2021
Posted by: Tequila Sy
Gender:Male
My old one (PS-LX60) complete his mission today (25 year), Sony is a very good quality brand on audio equipment from my experience of PS-LX60, today this new force impress me and also the DSD from Sony!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com