The Sony PS-LX2 - automatic return turntables with a full array of features and flawlessly smooth performance at modest cost.
Outstanding Features
Straight Duralumin tonearm for low mass and excellent tracking
Two-point tonearm support for high rigidity and low modulation noise
Tonearm and Functions
Semi-automatic system returns tonearm at end of play and shuts off motor
Front controls provide convenient operation - even with the dust cover closed
Record-setting guides make it easy to place the record precisely on the spindle
Turntable and Construction
Servo-lock indicator
The only Linear Torque BSL motor designed for uniform and smooth delivery of torque
Magnedisc servo control monitors speed at the outer rim of platter for exceptional accuracy
Sony Bulk Molding Compound base is both rigid and acoustically inert to reduce feedback
Specifications
Turntable
Platter: 310 mm (12-1/4") aluminum-alloy diecast
Motor: Linear torque BSL (Brushless and slotless) motor
Drive System: Direct-drive
Control System: Magnedisc servo control system
Speeds: 33-⅓ and 45 rpm
Starting Characteristics: Comes to nominal speed within a half revolution (33-⅓ rpm)
Wow and Flutter: 0,0%2-0,025% (WRMS)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 75 dB (DIN-B)
Load Characteristics: 0,05% up to 150 g stylus force (at lead-in groove of a record)
Tonearm
Type: Statically balanced
Pivot-to-stylus length: 216,5 mm (8-5/8")
Overhang: 16,5 mm
Stylus Force Adjustment Range: 0 - 3 g
Cartridge Shell Weight: 4,7 g (USA model); 5,2 g (Canadian model)
Cartridge Weight Range (including supplied shelf): 7,5 - 12 g
Cartridge VL-5 (supplied only with the PS-LX2C)
Type: Moving magnet
Frequency Response: 10 Hz - 20 kHz
Channel Separation:: 20 dB at 1 kHz
Output Voltage: 3,5 mV at 1 kHz
Load Impedance: 47 - 100 k Ω
Tracking Force: 1,5 - 2,5 g
Stylus: Sony ND-5G Conical 0,6 mil diamond
Weight: 5,0 g
General Section
Power Requirements: 120 V AC 60 Hz
Power Consumption: 8 W
Dimensions (W x H x D): 430 x 105 x 355 mm (17" x 4-1.4" x 14")
Weight: approx 5,8 kg (12 lbs 13 oz)