The Pioneer PL-530 is, in my opinion, one of Pioneer’s best and most beautiful turntables, great in size, looks and performance. The wood and chrome set is perfect.Built in 1976-77 with great quality, they say it was built by Micro-Seiki, I can’t confirm, but it was built to last… Direct drive, automatic with 3 disc […]
The Yamaha YP-D6 is a beautiful device!Built in 1977, it has a very clean look which gives it a fragile appearance, but it is a heavy device, the build quality is very good, typical of Yamaha. S-shaped arm, Auto-Return at the end of the record.Performance specs are good: signal to noise ratio 70dB, while wow/flutter
The Kenwood KD-3070 is a simple but funny direct drive unit, capable of producing good sound quality. It is very interesting this unit, it uses the same “S” tonearm and the same motor as its big brother the KD 5070, I would say it is the ideal solution for those who are starting in this
Manufactured by C.E.C – Chuo Denki, a large Japanese OEM manufacturer of turntables, they manufactured for a number of other non-production companies like Realistic and MCS, they also manufactured models for many other brands, Grundig, Alpine, Kenwood, Marantz, Mitsubishi, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Teac, Toshiba and many more. So they knew what they were doing, and
This Realistic Lab 400 is a surprising good turntable. Simple, well-made, great sound and that’s it.Nice motor, simple in mechanical parts, good quality metal and wood, and a great looking turntable too. Realistic turntables back in 1978 where built by C.E.C.(OEM company in Japan) they made models for various brands and knew what they were
Build around 1978-1979, the Pioneer PL 540 is essentially the PL 518 with quartz locking PLL hall motor, so the speed is perfect all the time.It has a nice warm sound but not at the expense of detail. The Pioneer PL-540 is a direct drive turntable built to last, with no straps to change, it
