Pioneer PL-A200
¥ 29,500 (around 1972)
Commentary
In addition to the auto mechanism that is easy to handle for beginners, this full-auto player can be switched to manual operation.
Equipped with full auto mechanism, auto lead-in, Oatley turn, auto cut and repeat play can be done only by operating the lever.
Manual operation is also possible by switching to the manual position.
Equipped with arm elevation mechanism which is completely separated from auto operation.
In addition to the turntable drive, it is a 2-motor system that uses a gear motor exclusively for arm operation.
The drive system adopts a full-scale belt drive system using a highly reliable polyurethane belt.
The motor is equipped with a 4-pole synchronous motor to achieve stable rotation.
It is equipped with an insulator made of special rubber to prevent howling caused by the needle tip picking up the vibration from the speaker.
The S-shaped lightweight pipe arm is used for the tone arm. In addition, it is equipped with a needle pressure direct reading counter that can easily obtain the desired needle pressure, and is also equipped with a lateral balancer.
The head shell adopts plug-in type replaceable type and is a hole opening type lightweight design.
The dust cover uses a fleece top hinge, and it can be stopped at any position.
Low-capacity code is used for output code.
Model Rating
Type | Full auto player |
Motor | For Turntable Drive : 4 Pole Synchronous Type For Pickup Drive : Gear Motor |
Turntable | 30 cm Diameter Aluminum Alloy Die-cast (Weight 1 kg) |
Uneven rotation | 0.1% or less (WRMS) |
Signal-to-noise ratio | 47 dB or more |
Number of revolutions | 33 1/3, 45 rpm |
Tone arm | Static balance S-shaped pipe arm |
Cartridge | MM Type (PC-11) |
Frequency characteristic | 15 Hz to 20 kHz |
Channel separation | 25 dB or More (1 kHz) |
Output voltage | 5 mv (1 kHz, 50cm/s) |
Proper needle pressure | 2.5g ~ 3.5g |
Load resistance | 50k Ω ~ 100k Ω |
Needle tip | 0.6 mil Diamond |
Exchange needle | PN-11 |
Needle tip compliance | 10x10-6cm/dyne |
External dimensions | Width 430x Height 164x Depth 362 mm |
Weight | 8kg |