Sony PS-F5, PS-F9 & Flamingo Portable Linear Tracking Turntables

Good Condition PS-F5 For Sale

marcus — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:06:03 +0000

There’s one for sale in Canada at the moment which looks good.

NOS APM-09 Speakers on eBay if you’re feeling flush

marcus — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:08:43 +0000

A nice set of APM 090s just appeared on eBay from a seller in New York. I got myself a pair of these a while back, but they’re nowhere near this condition.

Check the auction here…

Hadn’t seen the direct speaker connector before. Might have to make myself one of those (mine came with none of the extras).

The seller was good enough to upload scans of some of the instruction manual, which is good for me! Here’s the auction’s images (click to enlarge).

Bet those batteries aren’t up to much.

PS-F5 With A Problem

marcus — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:02:35 +0000

Just spotted this video on YouTube:

The speed detection component has failed

Can anyone help? (If there is anyone with a unit for spares, let me know as I regularly get requests through this site.)

Couple more PS-F5s on eBay

marcus — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:16:17 +0000

One in Germany and one in Italy.

Tidy Looking PS-F5 For Sale on U.S. eBay

marcus — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:59:59 +0000

Looks fairly tidy, boxed with what looks like all the original items. Shame the photos look like they’ve been taken through an ice cube.

As I type this the bidding is up to US $224.60 and its still not met its reserve price with 6 days to go.

Seeing that manual reminds me, does anyone have one they could scan so I can share it on this site? That’d be nice.

eBay Auction page

Super Midget

marcus — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:15:57 +0000

Not seen one of these before. I like the design, but the build quality looks pretty crumby.

Vinylmania

marcus — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:54:55 +0000

Just a few days left to join the many who have donated to kickstart the Vinylmania film. They’re still some way off the target, and if they don’t reach that then all of the pledges are null-and-void. Take the opportunity to do your bit to help with this great looking project and bag some cool rewards at the same time!

From their website:

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Join our vinyl bandwagon & help bring our new documentary film “Vinylmania” into your homes on dvd! Just 3 days left to fund us on Kickstarter & get your copy! Support the Vinylmania in you

Our 33 in 45 – $33,000 in 45 days – campaign’s goal is to raise the money to bring the music documentary onto a special edition double dvd to distribute worldwide. The memorable edition will feature a cover sleeve created for the film by the notable American collage artist, Winston Smith, who stars in the film.

http://kck.st/oaRyTc

Cuttin’ Vinyl

marcus — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:17:49 +0000

This has been doing the internet rounds lately.

(Read about the process of making this on Ishac’s site)

Then I saw a link to this:

Which predates the first by a long, long time!

New Purchase – Sony APM 090 Speakers

marcus — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:45:32 +0000

I recently bought a pair of these portable speakers from eBay. They’re a bit rough, but they work OK. Was just doing a bit of digging around online and found this image on AudioIdiots from the German 1984 Sony brochure:

They sound pretty good for their size. Powered by a 6 V AC adapter or 4 x C cells in the left hand speaker which houses the amplifying circuitry. I was initially a bit stumped as to why the right hand speaker also had a battery cover, space for 4 cells and the metal contacts for the speakers until I noticed a sticker stating “Put the spare batteries here”! So it’s both a way for Sony to save production costs by only having one moulding they used for both speakers and a way to carry a spare set of cells should you wish. I guess the metal springs & contacts are to stop the cells rattling around in there. The leads are both integral (main signal in and lead from right speaker which plugs into the left speaker with a mono 3.5mm jack. There’s room for them to stow away under the battery doors so they’re neat when not being used. They’ve also got wall hanging points, so I could mount them either side of my wall hung PS-F5 if I was so inclined…

Sadly I didn’t receive the carry handle, but happily both have their original “It’s a Sony” sticker.

Happy 2 Year Anniversary to ps-f5.com- Here’s the gifts!

marcus — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:40:38 +0000

Well, the site’s made it through 2 years. Cheers to all visitors past, present and future and thanks to everyone who’s written in with help and support.

Most things I’ve been sent have ended up on the site, sometimes straight away, sometimes after a while and I still have things that I need to get on one day.
Two such examples that some kind people sent me to stick on the site that I haven’t got round to sticking on till now are the workshop manuals for both the PS-F5 and PS-F9. Thanks to those people for helping the rest of us keep our turntables going.

PS-F5 Service Manual (PDF)

PS-F9 Service Manual (PDF)

They’ll get a proper link in the main menu one day, but for now those links will just be available in this blog post.

So keep checking back, or subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed to be updated of updates as I’ll be steadily adding to the site and trying out de-yellowing one of my PS-F5s in the near future.
And if you have any info that you’d like to see on the site, hit me up on the contact page.

Cheers,
Marcus