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Linear Tracking Turntables

I currently have a Yamaha PX-3 linear tracking turntable, and it was working beatifully until I damaged the tonearm transport. (don't ask). I'm impressed with the performance I got out of it until I damaged it. I'll probably get another one from Ebay, but I wanted to know if anyone had any experience with these other linear tracking turntables that can fit standard mount carts: the Revox BX791 and 795 series, the Mitsubishi vertican turntables, and the Pionner/Phase Linear models. Which of these has the best linear arm?

Steve
arnold_layne
eldartford
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Sony PS-X800. Not only Linear tracking but "Biotracer" vertical servo as well. Good luck finding one!
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audiogent
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Hello
There is a person in England who might be able to fix your
PX3 turntable. If you are interested than i could give you his number.He fixed my PX2 and PX3.
Thank you.
t_bone
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Audiogent, I too would like the contact, just in case it comes in handy sometime down the line... I actually have a couple of scrappy-looking PX-2s waiting in the wings as "working parts bins" just in case but I could use the contact...
willster
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Interesting to see a reference to the Sony PS-X800 after all these years. I bought one new many many years ago and still have it stored in my basement. I haven't used it in a long time. Something went wrong with the arm control mechanism. A minor problem, I'm sure. When the arm is activated it scans across the record cued up until it reaches the inner groove position and then turns itself off, returning to the arm rest. You can still play a record. You just have to interrupt it during that initial movement, move the arm back to the beginning of the record and cue it to the leadin groove. Then it will play the record just fine.

It was the table that replaced my Rabco Linear tracking table after an unfortunate accident damaged the arm.
t_bone
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Somewhat OT... I recently acquired another early-1980s Japanese linear-tracking flagship - the Diatone LT-1 - and spent part of the Christmas-to-New-Year's period listening to it. Very nice and stable sound. I had a Denon 103R and an older Lukaschek PP-1 running but no isolation, and a slightly dodgy-looking original platter mat so things can improve I am sure. The whole thing was paired with an EAR 859 driving Altec Model 19s. I was in toe-tapping heaven.

The arm adjustments were anything but intuitive when compared with the Yamaha PX-series tables, and my Yamaha PX-1 has the ability to control motor pitch more easily, but given that the table/arm setup ran me <$800, I was very pleasantly surprised - very tough to beat that these days for the same money...
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