Sony PUA-237

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: PUA-237 (short version)
• Type: Tonearm
• Years of manufacture: 1966 - 1972
• Made in: Japan
• Original price approx.: 16'000 Yen (Japan, 1967), 240 DM

Technical Data

• Effective length: 237 mm
• Overhang: 15 mm
• Offset: 21,6 °
• Distance between platter axis and tonearm axis: 222 mm
• Effective mass: estimated around 12 g
• Zero crossings: 60.3 / 114.2
• Headshell: SH-100
• Counterweight: CW-23

Special Features

• Tonearm short version

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Sony PUA-7
• Sony PUA-9
• Sony PUA-237
• Sony PUA-286
• Sony PUA-1500 L
• Sony PUA-1500 S
• Sony PUA-1600 L
• Sony PUA-1600 S

Pictures

• Image with data at "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]

Reports

• The arm was built from 1967 to 1972. It was originally designed for use with the TTS-3000 turntable and the VC-8E cartridge (MC system). From 1976 the two arms were replaced by the successor 1500s and 1500l.