Sony's PS-LX250H is an entry-level belt-drive turntable that offers fully automatic operation. It's an easy way to get back into the vinyl game, particularly if your current amp doesn't have a phono gain stage. The PS-LX250H has an onboard phono preamp that'll boost the levels, allowing you to hook into any RCA jack on your amp. It can play back records at both 33.3 RPM (revolutions per minute) and 45 RPM, and comes with a plastic, hinged dust cover.
I bought the Sony model ps-lx250h turntable about a year ago, (2006). Got about 1 month's use out of it due the failure of the stylus. My fault; Ileft it running while unattended, due to bumping the buttons that extend from the front of the case.
These "convenient" buttons are a problem.
When I checked with the must buy Sony replacement stylus Sony store found they wanted about $50.00! I'll never never buy Sony again; don't you.
I bought this turntable about 3 months ago now, so far I have had no trouble with it apart from the platter turning a bit slow for a while, but I took it back to my local dealer and they soon had up and running. Excellent features on this turntable are : the automatic operation of it and the just general ease of use. I would recommend this turntable just for a casual listener - like myself and NOT a Dj or such-like.
Strength
ease of use.
Weakness
none so far
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I bought this a coupla days ago and am satisfied with the perfrmance of the unit, I had to tweak the tracking mass of the tonearm cause it is higher than normal which, I did this by glueing 3 quarters and one dime to the back of the tonearm so as to counter the stylus weight, this seems to work fine for me, although id recommend experimenting with how many coins you need.
Strength
cheap, good sound
Weakness
short cables, no tonearm adjustment
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Written By
Richard (Unregistered User)
From
St. Louis, MO
Date Created
02/25/2003
Summary
Purchased 1st one 4 years ago.
Finally decided to copy some old LP's to PC. After 1st album, the motor failed. Probably from non-use for so long. I found an "Open-Box" special for 109.00 - 25% Open-Box discount that was going on that day. The Best-Buy Yellow tag label said "Complete" so I bought it. When I got it home, there was no Stylus.
Apparently the needles are so hard to find, that someone resorted to thievery and bought one, removed the Stylus, and returned it. Fortunatly, the Stylus on my old one was good and had minimal wear.
Warning to anyone buying "Open" item. Be sure all parts are there, especially the White Stylus. Best Buy should really have a parts check list for returned items and use it. It looks like the Stylus is only Available from sony.com for $55.00.
Strength
Good sound, easy to use. Speed adjustment.
Weakness
Initial speed setting for 33 was too fast.
Speed adjustment screws are hard to use.
1st they are on the bottom and hard to find. 2nd, they are covered by rubber seal that protects the motor area. Good protection, but you can't see the screw to figure out if it is regular or phillips or something else. Found nothing in manual for use of any of the adjustment screws. I tore apart my old units motor to see what the adjustment screws looked like. You need a small regular jewelers screwdriver. The adjustment is hard to get right. The slightest change makes a big difference. I'm still trying to get it set right.
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Scot Shapansky(Unregistered User)
From
Fort Worth, TX
Date Created
01/17/2003
Summary
I bought this turntable in 99 at Best Buy for about 100 bucks. It has functioned quite well ever since then, and it has performed accurately on a consistant basis, so I'll give it props for that. The turntable has adjustments on the underside which are hard to adjust while a record is playing, but I've done so in order for my LPs to play at the exact same pitch as my CDs. You can make the adjustment for both 45s and 33s independently of one another, it's quite helpful if you think the pitch is off. Secondly, you can adjust where the needle drops onto the acetate. I didn't like the way the needle would plop down immediately into the tracks instead of the buffer grooves. It's got good sound for a magnetic stylus. It will hit about 20 hz, so if you've got the speakers and range, it really does the job. One last feature you can adjust from underneat his the motor-short placement. If you want the platter to shut off/turn on only when you've got the cartridge over the edge of the vinyl, you can set it that way. I have mine calibrated to perfection and it will come on as soon as you move the arm away from the holder. I'm quite happy with the value and performance of this model. You'd be hard pressed to find another model that you can tune/calibrate to your liking as easily as this one.
Strength
Semi-automatic with adjustable Line in and motor-short features. Durable, lasting sylus that's magnetic, so even with degrading needle wear, the signal isn't reduced or marred. Soft cue up and cue down lets you lower the needle on as gently as you plesae without recessing the groves or adding "pits" to the vinyl.
Weakness
Very very very crappy plastic dust cover hinges. I had to return 3 NIB turntables till I found one where the hinges weren't broken. And even then, after very very cautious and gentle use, one of them still broke. Just expect that to happen when you buy it, there's no getting around it. And the other thing that sucks about this turntable is that you can not adjust the weight of the tone arm. I find the needle is much more heavy than it needs to be lying on the surface. This speeds up the wear of your record collection and degrades audio quality over time. I tried rigging it to where you could lighten the tone arm, but there's no conceivable way, you're stuck with an overcompensation. "Balanced tone arm" my ass.
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