Turntable with High-Resolution recording
“There’s no mistaking the Sony’s penchant for detail”, Sony PS-HX500, What Hi-Fi?, May 2016
Enjoy the subtlest nuances of studio-quality sound in higher-than-CD quality with High-Resolution Audio. Passion for music unites every component from signal to speaker, so it feels like the artist is performing right in front of you.
Turntable for playing vinyl and recording in High-Resolution
Breathe new life into analogue masterpieces with DSD. Just hook-up the PS-HX500 turntable to your PC via USB, play a record, and capture every aspect of the vinyl with DSD 5.6MHz native conversion. Convert your precious vinyl collection into High-Resolution Audio, take it out for a walk with your Walkman®, or just sit back and enjoy playing your vinyl originals.
Connect the turntable to a PC to rip your favourite tracks to music files.
Supports both phono and line output so you can play through integrated amp or external phono EQ.
Convert your records to high quality digital music files
The PS-HX500 is equipped with a high-quality A/D convertor. So just connect it to your PC with a USB cable and record your vinyl as High-Resolution Audio tracks. This is a great way to backup your precious vinyl collection, or even take tracks outdoors with you on your Walkman®.
The goodness of vinyl, without the bulk
The authentic sound of vinyl, with all its warmth and smoothness, can be enjoyed anytime and anywhere with digital convenience—at home, outdoors, and in your car.
Simply connect the PS-HX500 to a PC’s USB port and convert your vinyl tracks into high quality digital ones. The supplied PC application lets you rip, edit and store tracks from your vinyl records.
The internal A/D convertor supports native conversion from analogue to DSD 2.8MHz or 5.6MHz digital.
Editing app for Windows and macOS® lets you easily cut unwanted parts of the recording and split tracks.
In addition to DSD-recorded DSF files, recording and playback of PCM-recorded WAV files is also supported.
Integrate it into your high-quality audio system
Connecting the PS-HX500 with a high-quality audio component system enables you to enjoy all your vinyl with all the raw realism they can offer.
Enjoy all the smooth and warm sound expressions your vinyl is capable of; the PS-HX500 is equipped with the high-quality audio technology to make it possible.
The integrated shell improves durability and stabilizes the cartridge for superior focusing and dimensionality of sound, while its lightweight structure improves traceability.
The turntable uses the latest techniques to deliver extremely stable rotation for optimal and natural delivery of your music.
The optimised spindle-bearing construction stabilises the belt drive to achieve natural sound reproduction.
Excellent adherence to the record’s surface minimises unnecessary resonance for clean sound
The high-inertia aluminium die cast platter offers superb balance between strength and mass.
Sony's excellent speaker technology has been incorporated in the MDF cabinet to deliver high acoustic quality.
The 30mm thick MDF cabinet has excellent sonic characteristics for accurate soundstage reproduction.
Thoroughly insulated including rubber dampers to eliminate vibration from racks and other peripherals.
Using glass epoxy resin for the circuit board helps to provide better sound quality and stability.
How to: Assembling the turntable.
How to: Listening to your vinyl records.
How to: Replacing the parts : stylus/drive belt.
How to: Record your vinyl to High-Resolution Audio with the PS-HX500