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I need some help classifying this vintage turntable. I’ve had it for about 10 years. The gentleman I purchased it from was an Audio Engineer and this was his table for a number of years. He sold it to me without a tone arm. I had my local HiFi shop put an AR (not sure what model) tone-arm on.
I used it for 5 or 6 years. I’ve used a variety of Ortofon cartridges, I settled on the MC-X5 which is still mounted, note the missing stylus – my cat decided to jump up onto the very impossible shelve that the table sat and broke the stylus off the X5. Its about a $225 cost to replace the stylus on this cartridge body.
This table is a Sony Model TTS 3000A, Servo-Controlled Turntable – Made in Japan.
I’m trying to find out the age and sonic ability.
It takes a good 12 hours to warm up after it’s been unplugged for more then a couple of months to become steady. Once it is, its rock solid. It always been that way. I replaced the belt some 8 years ago and it appears to be just fine.
The body is big and heavy with a beautiful wood venire finish. The platter was weighted before I got it, the internal mechanism are big and beefy and is suspended on a large wooden top with 4 springs that sit in adjustable cups in the base.
I was considering selling it after all these years but I just don’t have a place for it anymore. I have no idea what its worth, really.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks
I used it for 5 or 6 years. I’ve used a variety of Ortofon cartridges, I settled on the MC-X5 which is still mounted, note the missing stylus – my cat decided to jump up onto the very impossible shelve that the table sat and broke the stylus off the X5. Its about a $225 cost to replace the stylus on this cartridge body.
This table is a Sony Model TTS 3000A, Servo-Controlled Turntable – Made in Japan.
I’m trying to find out the age and sonic ability.
It takes a good 12 hours to warm up after it’s been unplugged for more then a couple of months to become steady. Once it is, its rock solid. It always been that way. I replaced the belt some 8 years ago and it appears to be just fine.
The body is big and heavy with a beautiful wood venire finish. The platter was weighted before I got it, the internal mechanism are big and beefy and is suspended on a large wooden top with 4 springs that sit in adjustable cups in the base.
I was considering selling it after all these years but I just don’t have a place for it anymore. I have no idea what its worth, really.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks
