SONY PS-150 (1981) | 33-45 Disk Check Player

17 March 2025

SONY PS-150 (1981) | 33-45 Disk Check Player

Just connect your headphones to the jack and You can enjoy vinyl record sound in stereo immediately without speakers or an amplifier. The secret is the built-in headphone amplifier. Of course, it has a volume control knob so you can adjust the volume to your liking. This player declares its independence, breaking the common sense of audio. The built-in phono amplifier allows clear direct recording to a radio cassette player. The 33 and 45 have a built-in phono amplifier that prioritizes sound quality, so even if you have a stereo radio cassette player (...or a deck) without a phono input, you can enjoy stereo sound from the speakers by connecting it directly to the line-in jack. Of course, you can also create your own original tapes by direct recording. This is a player that expands your enjoyment. It features a linear BSL motor with a simple structure that does not have a slot that causes torque unevenness in principle rotates the turntable directly. The rotation produced by this D.D. system is extremely quiet and smooth. It also uses a magnetic disk servo system that sensitively catches minute changes in rotation and controls it with a quick response speed. Wow and flutter WRMS (rotation system) is 0.03%. Low-mass straight arm that boasts excellent tracking of the disc groove. Equipped with Sony's world-renowned Low-mass straight arm that achieves excellent tracking of the disc groove and even more vivid sound quality. In addition, since the MM type cartridge is integrated, there is no need for troublesome needle pressure adjustments, and the ideal balance can always be maintained. 30cm aluminum die-cast platter that produces high rotation precision. The platter is 30cm, the same size as an LP record (vinyl). Made of die-cast aluminum, which creates inertia, it achieves stable rotation. The power is automatically switched on and off in conjunction with the movement of the arm. It is a design created with an emphasis on ease of use.

Main specifications

Platter: 30.4 cm aluminum die-cast

Wow and flutter: 0.03% WRMS

Signal-to-noise ratio: 72 dB (DIN-B)

Tone arm: static balance type

Effective length (total length): 216.5 mm (275 mm)

Needle pressure: fixed at 2.5 g

Cartridge: MM type (VL-38GSA, shell integrated type)

Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz

HEAD PHONES (stereo standard jack) 8.5 mW x 2 (320 load)

Dimensions: 430 (width) x 105 (H) x 345 (D) mm

Weight: 4.4 kg