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Japanese through and through, an authentic embodiment of the finest Japanese electronics from the roaring years, this turntable represented a pioneering and radical vision of analogue reproduction. Here we have a belt-driven turntable fitted with a static-balanced ‘J’-shaped tonearm by Acos Lustre, a component that even at the time stood out for its design sophistication and which is now virtually impossible to find, making it a prime collector’s item.
It was the first professional audiophile record player produced by Sony, but also its last top-of-the-range belt-driven turntable: following this model, in fact, the Japanese manufacturer rapidly moved towards direct drive for all its high-end turntables, marking a technological paradigm shift destined to influence the entire sector.
The TTS-3000 employed a low-speed servo-controlled motor to drive the platter and, according to the technical literature of the time, was the first servo-controlled turntable ever made. Sony filed a US patent in 1967, suggesting that the Japanese patent was even earlier. The use of a low-speed motor, running at 300 rpm, made it possible to eliminate much of the noise and hum generated by the mechanical speed-reduction systems commonly used at the time. This unique servo system continuously compared the motor speed with an extremely stable frequency reference; any error was immediately compensated for by adjusting the current supplied to the motor. The speed reference was completely independent of external influences, and the mains frequency was used exclusively to power the strobe light, underlining the conceptual rigour of the design.
A collector’s item, refurbished and in excellent cosmetic condition.
