A compact auto-return turntable system from Sony with integrated MM cartridge and linear motor drive
Overview
The Sony PS-LX22 is an auto player system / turntable released around 1983 at ¥25,000. It has a dynamic balance tone arm and an integrated MM-type cartridge, the VL-42G. The arm is built for low mass, and the cartridge for high compliance, which cuts record wear. It also has an auto return mechanism, an arm lifter, and a disk centering guide that helps you place an LP accurately. The dust cover was sold separately.
Specifications
| Wow and flutter | 0.04% WRMS (Rotating System) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 72dB(DIN-B) |
| Tone arm type | Dynamic balance type |
| Tone arm effective length | 216.5mm |
| Tone arm total length | 276mm |
| Cartridge type | MM Type (VL-42G, Shell Arm Integrated Type) |
| Cartridge frequency characteristic | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Cartridge output voltage | 2.5 mv (1 khz, 5cm/s, 45°) |
| Needle | 0.6 mil-round diamond |
| Cartridge dead weight | 8.0g |
| Exchange needle | ND-142G (¥3,000) |
| External dimensions | Width 430 x Height 105 x Depth 355 mm |
| Weight | 3.3kg |
| Attachments | 45 Rotation Adapter, Disk centering guide |
Design
The rotating system runs on a linear BSL motor. The tone arm is straight and low-mass, which helps tracking. A highly viscoelastic insulator keeps howling down. Needle pressure is light, and the cartridge is high-compliance. The auto return mechanism and arm lifter are here too, and the included disk centering guide helps line up 30 cm LPs.
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