I've had 3 of these and they are excellent. Well built and great sound. My last one I bought off ebay was new old stock. Was 15 years old never took out the box. Took it out and years later it still plays perfect. Quite easy to get replacement stylus for as well. Aiwa were a fantastic company till Sony took over and run it into the ground
I have the same model. Found it in a thrift store back in 2008. Noticed it had a 1999 manufacture date, so I figured it couldn't be in the bad of shape. I got it home and tried to play it and heard nothing but the motor whine. I took the platter off and the belt had come off. I put it back and it played beautifully. I've had it for more than 11 years now and it plays records nicely for a seemingly cheap turntable. I've been meaning to upgrade for a long while but it hasnt failed me yet. Just waiting for the day.
@@roderickastley4249 when the pandemic hit and I was home a lot, I decided to upgrade some of my vintage audio gear. About a year and a half ago I bought a Crosley (I know their reputation isn’t good) at Walmart on sale for less than a hundred. It is way better spec’d than the old Aiwa, with a nice plinth, counterweight and Audio Technica cartridge out of the box.
Had this stack, since late 80's, topped off with this turntable, but lost the needle in a house move, thanks for the re-cap I can listen to my vinyl again
Hiya. The Aiwa PX-E850 is _AT LEAST_ from 1995. Back then, a local Hi-Fi dealer was having bit of a sell-off, and my dad brought home an Aiwa Z1290 Hi-Fi system, and it had one of these with it. I was impressed with the sound of it, so I went and bought one as well! My dad still has his Z1290+PX E850, but my unit, I got rid of it in 2000 (because the CD player didn't like running CD-RW discs) I replaced my system with a Aiwa ZL 700 and again, it came with a turntable. It works exactly the same, almost looks the same and is the PX-E860..... In silver. (to match the Hi-Fi it came with. So yes.... The turntable you show here is at least from 1995. :-) Thanx for showing, -BoomBoxDeluxe. _28th November 2015, 19.01_
+databits really enjoy your videos I had the pxe860 as my first tt identical to this in silver when I was a kid great memories the carts are audio technica
The built in pre amp amplifies the nominal 3mV output from the magnetic cartridge to about 100/500 mV line output. However, another very important feature is to provide RIAA correction. Without this correction the sound would be lacking in bass and very top heavy. When a record is made the HF is boosted and the bass is cut. This is known as RIAA correction, this being a two way process the opposite is required for correct sounding playback. Note that RIAA is NOT required when using a crystal or ceramic cartridge but it does need to see a high impedance of about 1Meg ohm. Great for valve amplifiers, not so good for transistor amplifiers!! Fitting a 1meg ohm resister can give a good compromise.
I have a PX-E860 I bought from the Salvation Army back in 2008. The back says it was manufactured in 1999. I'm pretty sure it still has the factory original belt and cartridge installed, but I have never had any problems with it playing. I'm not Hi-Fi junkie or audiophile, but it sounds great connected to my Bose Companion II desktop speakers. Plus the silver finish and modern aesthetic of it is pretty neat.
I bought the Aiwa Z-D9300M Pro-Logic HiFi many years ago new for £899, and it came with this Turntable. Had it for over 20 years before the amplifier section burned out one day, and I rem selling the other parts separately on ebay. Great system.
Great system for all amplifiers..I like this turntable¡ I recommend disconnecting it from the power grid when not in use, this prevents damage to the power transformer
Mines around 25 years old, I've changed the belt and stylus once, and oiled the motors as it started to get a little noisy. Other than that, it's good as new.
I found my old PX-E850, which had been in a cupboard for 20 years, had bad mains hum when plugged in to the phono port on my JVC JA-S22 amplifier. Thanks to this video I realised its the pre-amp in the turntable. I instead connected it to the tuner ports on the amp and this is much better. Think I need a new stylus though all the same.
Hi Anthony. When you say "tuner" you are referring to the PHONO input? I mean, you are using your receiver PHONO previous? I got this TT but I think I will buy a new one in order to improve sound quality. I'm thinking of an Audio Technica AT-LPW40WN.
@@aldopalacios3357 Hi there. No it had a bad mains hum on the PHONO input. (That's usually for turntables if you don't know). The PHONO port on my amp was expecting a lower signal, and has a built in amp. However so does the turntable, so it is better suited plugged in to the TUNER port on my amp. Depending on your amp this might be different but I think mine is pretty standard.
I bought mine new, and for years, it played records slightly too fast. Finally, I discovered there is a speed adjustment screw underneath with a tiny + and - beside it. Good to know in case you get one that runs slightly too fast or slow like mine did.
BUT, my Aiwa Turntable also has a Pre-amp, but people have told me I need a receiver with a Phono port (I own one now), does it still matter to own a receiver with a phono port or not? I need to know.
I've just found an Aiwa PX-E855 dumped today. It runs with spot on speed. Just needs a new stylus, already sent for. Nice little unit for what it is. I know what you mean about today's ceramic cartridge decks being flimsy, but don't forget most older models were built like tanks. Those Crosley things and their like are mere shadows of those older players alas !
River Huntingdon I have had my px-e855 for 20;years, it is still going strong. I just got a Crowley type stereo for Christmas, not too crazy about the record player. I think when I transfer my records to CD, (which I can do on the new "stereo") I will plug my faithful old Aiwa into the auxiliary jacks and record my records from it.
Found one of these a few years back brand new in box on eBay, everything ws sealed, all the belts still needed to be put in place from factory, payed something like 30-40 euros aka 30-40 USD for it, best investment Ive ever made
I recently purchased an old Sony turntable that is almost identical to this. The only difference is the the badge on the front and the fact that "cut" is labelled "stop" instead. It also has a sticker on the back that says "feb 2004" which I'm assuming is the manufacture date. Been getting a great sound out of it! :-)
Sony bought Aiwa a while ago , but have since sold it after they started making low end hi fi's electricals ect. I have a few Aiwa record players , and hi fi's . Back when they made good stuff I wouldn't buy any other hi fi.
el brazo no se puede ajustar, pero se puede ajustar la altura, en la base del brazo la palanca que lo levanta puede ser ajustado con un desarmador plano, hasta que la aguja no pese demasiado para el disco.
Looks like it has an AT-3600L cartridge, like my Sony 300USB, which tracks in (on mine) @ 3.78g. So, I had experimented w/ stacking coins on the flat "shelf" on the back of the tonearm base. I got it down to 2g, but was told by another RU-vidr that I should get an AT-91 stylus (rated for 2g).
Excellent description. Thanks for the video. I have two turntables AIWA PX-E850, one of them lowers the needle with a lot of force practically dropped free, what would be the solution to this problem? Thank you.
Nice turntable, but I prefer fully manual turntables, I like to have full control over it... I've made needledrop videos for 4 years and I haven't gotten in any trouble for copyright, I've only had some Led Zeppelin and Beatles videos blocked but no copyright strike... I like your videos, very interesting, I just subscribed to your channel...
Nice review. I picked this one up for free at a yard sale. Last day so they were giving stuff away. It didn't work or turn, so I was looking to get another one until I saw a RU-vid video on how to hook up the belt. That worked. I went to play a record but the sound was all garbled. So I assumed it was the needle. I bought one online for $30 with shipping. I do not know how to disconnect the old one and install the new one. Can you suggest a video that tells how to do that?
Steve Troutman hold the top of the cartridge with one hand, and with the other hand pull down and out on the stylus. To install the new stylus, push it up and in until it clicks into place. You can find the illustrations online in the user manual, use the goog. Also for $30 I hope you got yourself a good stylus...
Excelente descripción. Gracias por el video. Tengo dos tornamesas AIWA PX-E850, uno de ellos la aguja baja con mucha fuerza practicamente caida libre, ¿cua sería la solución a este problema?. Gracias. ¡¡¡Si alguien me puede ayudar!!!
Just got given one as well as a technics EH60 stereo and it’s making a constant buzzing noise whenever I try to play anything, was wondering if anyone can help thanks
The cut and size switches are very novelty. I've seen the cut button before but never understood what it was. Do you have to use the size switches? Personally, I'd rather drop the stylus where it needs to go. I'm fond of the cut switch though. Helps prevent against excessive user wear.
Hello, I got this as a gift from my father and I want to put it to work with some 8ohms and 300w jls speakers. So, I would like to know what amp can handle this combo, thanks and greetings from Mexico!
Mine has a switch under the platter that turns the preamp off. However there is no ground wire. Also there are speed tone arm set down adjustments under the deck if needed.
Wow I didn't know I had a jewel! I bought it 7 or 8 years ago in a second hand shop because I had no money and I thought it wasn't good at all, so I'm happy to hear this (it was 35€ I think, which is much more expensive than de $10 you say). It actually sounds quite good. I have to buy a new needle now, so I hope it's easy to replace.
I bought this Aiwa CX-ZR525 stereo system in 1997 and in the middle of a record play yesterday the turntable stopped and the needle tone arm dropped. I tried various things, shaking , turning upside down, messing with the arm, fiddling with the controls, nothing worked. Before trashing it I gave it one more try this AM and now it works just fine. Go figure.
+databits Finally got it working ok. Apparently it was the AC strip it was plugged into for the last 18 years. Plugged it into another outlet on the same strip and all is well. Thanks.
only 3.5 grams of tracking force is very good for this type of turntable.Usually these type have those awful red ceramic cartridges straight from hell and I have heard tell of anywhere up to 15 grams of tracking force.
+lizichell2 I believe the people who say those ceramic cartridges track at 15 grams are exaggerating a bit, but they do go up to about 7 grams, which is still pretty ridiculous. There are some audiophiles that go nuts if the tracking force is any higher than 2 grams, but I think 3.5 grams isn't too bad. I personally like to use p-mount turntables because they track at 1.25 grams by default.
+lizichell2 Yeah, anything between 1 and 2 grams is ideal as long as the cartridge will track it (if you tried to track, say, the AT-3600 at 1 or 2 grams you'd be in trouble).
@@davidgeorgea I didn’t end up needing to buy an amp for it I just needed to buy a rca to 3.5mm cable for it to plug into my Bluetooth speaker and it works like a charm 👍
If it has a pre-amp then when you plug it into speakers it should have sound then correct? If you have a left and right auxillary input on a stereo system for example?
Probably already figured this out… but the adapter was used to convert an RCA output (the two red and white cables) to one RCA to 3.5mm jack. If you have a stereo integrated amplifier, there should be two matching RCA inputs labelled either AUX IN (or AUDIO IN etc) or PHONO IN, and this is where the RCA would go - straight from the turntable. Again, adapter only needed to convert between RCA and 3.5mm. Hope this helps!
I have had mine for over 20 years and want to use it again. The table isn’t turning and there’s no music coming out. Does anyone have any recommendations? The only thing that seems to work is the up and down button for the stylus
Tengo este modelo de tornamesa y nunca le he reemplazado la correa ni la aguja podrá usarse otro tipo de agua? Ya que no encuentro la aguja original de esta tornamesa
could you show how me how to place the belt on, please. Thank you. I have an AIWA TURNTABLE CANT GET THE BELT INSTALLED PROPERLY, WOULD YOU SHOW ME HOW TO GET THE BELT INSTALL PROPERLY. THANK YOU, Harry from Connecticut.
Harry: remove the turntable and strap the belt onto the bottom of the turntable. Place the turntable on the spindle. Through one of the square openings, grab the belt with some tweezers and stretch it across the motor spindle.
I've had mine for about 20 years but it's playing too fast now. Is there anything I can do about this problem? Is there a way of adjusting the speed ever so slightly? If I were to loosen one or both of those brass screws you see through the ‘window’ at 5 minutes, 40 seconds in?
What 3.5 mm are you talking about?? A 3.5mm is a jack plug not RCA.That lead is soldered to the circuit board on the inside of the unit. No jack plugs there mate...
i don’t know if you’re still replying to comments on this video but i have this turntable and i seem to have the same RCA adapter as you but when i plug it into speakers it’s just a really static buzzing playing over the music, also the music coming out the speakers is incredibly quiet even with the speakers up at full volume (and i’m assuming the speakers aren’t the problem because i tried it on 2 different sets of speakers that were both fairly expensive and good quality). and i’m positive it’s not the needle because i just got a new one and i have the preamp switch turned on so i’m not sure if i’m doing something wrong.
Hi there. Your description gave me the relief of knowing I'm not the only one having the same problems. I think the reason for the buzz is the quality of the RCA cable. I'm searching for a professional who would work with this kind of equipment and change the cable for a thicker, better-quality one. As for the music playing quiet, I guess it's the pre-amp this turntable has got (and I don't know if there's anything we can do about It).
@@joseruypc it’s comforting to know someone else has the same issue because i feel like everywhere i looked online no one had the same problem as me and i didn’t know what to do!
I'm so confused about this brand and the quality of it. Do any of you know anything about model LX-80? I found one in a danish retro store for about 31 dollars and I can't find anything literally anything about it..
How exactly can you identify if your turntable has a ceramic or diamond stylus? I got a really cheap no name one that I am pretty sure claimed to have a diamond one, but since it is most likely made in China I dont really trust it...
the stylus is the needle which can be made of either Dimond or Sapphire. The cartridge is the part the needle is mounted two. The two most common types of cartridges are ceramic and magnetic. ifor the turntable has a ground wire or a preamp on/off switch it has a magnetic cartridge. I hope that helps.
Sounded alright to me, or maybe you are more familiar with the album version of that track? The single version has more dynamics in it, particularly in the intro that was played.
nope, it can be operated manually with out any worries, i have this same "designed" turntable but its the Audio-Technica AT-PL50 and i can use it manually or press the buttons :)
Tyler Hanson thank you! and i got that same.one now but is it only my problem that the needle is too light? because it repeats rhe same grooves sometimes and and skips sometimes
it could be badly worn, i don't think it is tracking too light, these type of turntables track on the heavier side, but still safe to the records, either the needle is badly worn or the record is, or maybe the cantilever is slightly bent making it skip or repeat often :)
I have to give a dislike to this turntable as I had a lot of problems with playing some records when I used it. The most important problem was a warped plate during the time, the replacement was not to find by us in a service. Another thing were automatic funktions they were broken down very often (this disorder requested the service repair again). I returned back to use my older turntable from the second half of 80s what I find OK till now.
Simpático video de este tornamesa. Yo tengo uno hace unos 20 años pero lo he usado muy poco, la verdad. Hace 6 meses le cambié cartucho y aguja y está como nuevo. En verdad funcionan muy bien y el sonido es bastante bueno para ser un equipo tan antiguo y tan básico. El LP 60X yo pienso que debería sonar mejor. Aunque en apariencia son idénticos, detalles como plato, preamplificador, cartucho y aguja estimo que hacen la diferencia. Pero es cuestión de escuchar a ambos y comparar. Mientras tanto yo estoy satisfecho mi Aiwa, al que aprecio bastante por el tiempo que lo tengo y lo confiable que es. Saludos desde Lima, Perú.
From Wikipedia: In March 2015, a Chicago-based consumer electronics company headed by Joe Born and previously called Hale Devices, Inc. announced it had acquired the Aiwa trademark, was renaming itself Aiwa and was launching a line of wireless speakers under that brand name. And also: Parent Sony Corporation (2002-2006), Hale Devices (2006-2015), Aiwa (2015-) So yeah, they have become independent again :P lol
Is there a way to correct the speed of the platter on this turntable. I can tell things are playing at a higher pitch then they should be. Thanks in advance.
on the back of the player there are two holes labeled 33 and 45. stick a small flathead in there and tweak the screw that sits past the rubber protection
Hi Brad, I've inherited my grandfather's aiwa midi and turntable. The turntable arm keeps skidding across the record - I've heard that on other turntables you adjust the arm weight or something... I am wondering if the problem is to do with the stylus but I can't see how to remove it or what it should look like... I'm wondering if the 'needle' has broken off as I can't hear any sound. Any help would be much appreciated.
Lynda, I'm going to say it's the needle broken off. Just do an eBay search using the model number and stylus and you should find some replacements. $20 or less. To replace, grip the plastic part on both sides and pull down on it.
+Lisa Soland - Lisa, I sold this turntable to a friend, but if I remember correctly you pull downward from the front of the stylus, gripping the needle by the sides.
Bleh! I had one of these steamy piles years ago, before I knew better. Brand-new, it sounded like crap! It spun too slowly, it warbled like crazy, and its tonearm sat on the record like a ton of bricks. Turntables far better than this heap show up in thrift stores all the time.
Perhaps if you hadn't placed 3 pennies on the tonearm, attempted to play Edison diamond discs while listening to the audio through a GPX boom box from 1987, you would have had better luck.