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I have an old sony psx-6 and I'm wondering whether to replace it.

post #1 of 14
12/21/06 at 2:53am
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I have an old sony psx-6 like the one pictured here: http://www.vinylengine.com/phpBB2/al...hp?pic_id=1726. A while back, the needle broke and I'm trying to decide wheter to replace the whole thing, or try to get a good cartridge for it. What do you guys suggest?
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post #2 of 14
12/21/06 at 8:33pm
Afair, that's quite a good direct drive with quite a good medium heavy arm. If both still work nicely, I'd recommend to keep the thingy and just go for a new cartridge - or maybe even just a replacement needle (depending on what cartridge is already mounted (can't tell from the pic...), stylus availability...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
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post #3 of 14
12/22/06 at 1:40am
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How would the psx6 compare to a pro-ject 2 xpression? Also, how much could each of those tables be upgraded before I'd be better off buying a better turntable all together?
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post #4 of 14
12/22/06 at 4:24am
you can get a decet grado cartridge for like $60 i think.

might as well try it out.
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post #5 of 14
12/23/06 at 2:08pm
br: I'm not sure, whether a Grado would such a good idea, as I've read that these are a bit prone to pick up magnetic interference. Hence I'd rather tend to recommend something else...

H_D: Drive-wise I'd expect your Sony and the Pro-Ject to be about equally good, arm-wise the Pro-Ject might be a bit better. But not buying the Xpression puts you some 500 bucks ahead, for which you could actually buy several nice cartridges that outplay the Pro-Ject's stock Sumiko Oyster...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
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post #6 of 14
12/23/06 at 4:22pm
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What cartridge would you suggest, then? Also, do you know what kind of mount the x6 uses? How could I figure that out?
Thanks
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post #7 of 14
12/23/06 at 5:21pm
H_D: Should be 1/2" mount - but I don't remember, whether the headshell is removable, too. Regarding cartridge recommendations, do you have a pricerange in mind - and what phono amp are you going to use it with?

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
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post #8 of 14
12/23/06 at 5:51pm
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Right now I'm using an integrated Kenwood KA-9100, but I'd love to get a new phono if you think that'll help.
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post #9 of 14
12/23/06 at 8:27pm
H_D: Your Kenwood is a nice vintage bomber - a new phono stage doesn't seem necessary, unless the 9100 wouldn't be in good shape anymore. If you want a priceworthy start (maybe in order to verify, whether everything still works fine, before investing more), I'd recommend to check the Audio-Technica AT120E.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
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post #10 of 14
12/23/06 at 10:08pm
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Excellent, but there's one other problem I forgot to mention. One of the feet on the ps x6 is broken. Been searching around, but I can't find another one. Is there any way I could replace all of them with a different kind of foot?
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post #11 of 14
12/25/06 at 5:47am
When I read PSX I thought about the Playstation...hah.

Sorry nothing constructive to add.
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post #12 of 14
12/26/06 at 1:59am
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yeah, playstation stuff comes up when I type in psx on google.
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post #13 of 14
12/26/06 at 10:24pm
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Originally Posted by Hellacious D View Post
(...) Is there any way I could replace all of them with a different kind of foot?
Sure, there are a lot of different tuning feet available. Did you already check, how the original foot was fixed? Central screw?

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini
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post #14 of 14
12/27/06 at 1:34am
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Yeah, it's central screw. What would you suggest?
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