Sony PS-HX500 review

PROS

• Recording software is very intuitive
• Nice build quality
• Upgradable

CONS

• Built-in phono stage holds it back
• Hi-res recordings sound only okay

                                                    KEY FEATURES

• Belt-driven
• 9-inch tonearm
• Audio-Technica MM cartridge
• 33/45rpm
• Bypassable built-in phono stage
• Hi-res audio output via USB
• Manufacturer: Sony
• Review Price: £449.95

WHAT IS THE SONY PS-HX500?

This innocuous-looking record player has one thing that makes it stand out from the vinyl-spinning crowd – a Hi-Res Audio logo. Yes, the Sony PS-HX500 will take your vinyl and feed the tunes to your computer to be saved as glorious high-resolution files. So very 2016.

That trick aside, this is a surprisingly normal plug-and-play turntable. It’s belt-driven, comes pre-fitted with a moving-magnet cartridge, and has a built-in, overridable phono stage

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