Enlarging The Groove 1000 Times   March 12th, 2010

Chris Supranowitz has made some images of a record’s grooves using an electron scanning microscope.

For comparison, here are the digital pits of a CD:

More images and the full details of Chris’ project.

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A few PS-F5s on eBay   March 8th, 2010

First up has a Buy It Now of US $500.00 with missing battery cover (see the Spares & Accessories page for info on where you can buy a reproduction battery cover), no bids so far with 2 days to go.

Sony PS-F5 Direct Drive fully automatic turntable – eBay (item 230444707963 end time Mar-10-10 04:36:39 PST).

time*inc, eBay seller of aforementioned repro battery covers is also currently selling a dead PS-F5 for spares or repair with a buy it now of $224.99

And decobob’s PS-F5 with its (slightly tatty) original box is up again with a Buy It Now of $550.

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Sony PS-F5 Relisted on eBay   February 25th, 2010

This one’s been relisted due to a non-payer. Already up to $350+ and still not met its reserve.

SONY PS-F5 LINEAR TRACKING STEREO TURNTABLE SYSTEM – eBay (item 300399775217 end time Feb-28-10 16:52:44 PST).

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Sony PS-F9 for sale on US eBay   February 15th, 2010

Doesn’t seem to be working, but seems a reasonable price if you’ve got the skills and want to take the chance that you can get it going.

Sony PS-F9 Linear Tracking Portable Turntable Vintage – eBay (item 270529575845 end time Mar-12-10 13:15:07 PST).

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PS-F5 for sale on US eBay   February 10th, 2010

Looking for a special Valentine’s Day gift?

SONY PS-F5 LINEAR TRACKING STEREO TURNTABLE SYSTEM – eBay (item 300394941563 end time Feb-14-10 18:54:04 PST).

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Soundburger Emulator: Crosley Revolution   February 8th, 2010

Crosley, a company which knocks out some fairly ugly, cheesy retro type nastiness have apparently created a revolution. The only thing is that their revolution is a copy of a reasonably well known 80s Japanese portable turntable: Audio Technica’s Soundburger. Look forward to some direct comparisons of build and sound quality once the product’s out.

Their homepage has an animation which was saying that it’s coming on early January 2010, but they’ve now removed the date and the product’s still not on their product page.

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Record ROM – PC to Portable Record Player   February 4th, 2010

Jack contacted me to let me know about his Record ROM; an interesting design concept. The PS-F5 gets a quick nod during the ideation drawings.

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Mint PS-F5 for sale on US eBay   January 30th, 2010

Here’s the link

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PS-F5 For Sale on UK eBay   January 9th, 2010

Not long left on the auction, but you can grab yourself your very own PS-F5 if you get in quick: Link to eBay auction

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Battery Cover on eBay   November 23rd, 2009

A Canadian eBay seller currently has a reproduction battery cover for sale. Could be useful if yours is broken or lost.

BATTERY COVER >Sony PS-F5 PS-F9 Turntable Record Player – eBay (item 250528943146 end time Dec-11-09 08:18:31 PST).

Or try searching the seller’s for sale items for Sony.

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