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Belt drive player with white oak style cabinet.

The tone arm adopts a static balance type S-shaped tone arm using lightweight pipe.
It adopts a high-sensitivity design with a unique support mechanism, making it possible to trace with light needle pressure and to develop to 4 ch.

The drive section uses a belt drive system with a 4-pole synchronous motor, and a polyurethane belt is used for the belt.

Equipped with an oil dump type arm elevation mechanism.
The operation lever also functions as a power switch. When it is ON, the turntable starts rotating, and when it is Down, the needle tip goes down to the record surface.

Equipped with an overhang checker that can accurately check the proper position of the needle tip.

Uses a special rubber insulator.

Plug-in type for easy replacement of the cartridge.

Uses a direct-reading needle pressure adjustment mechanism so that weight adjustment can be performed easily.

Model Rating
Type Record player
Motor 4-pole synchronous motor
Drive system Belt drive system
Turntable 30 cm Diameter Aluminum Alloy Die-cast
Number of revolutions 33 1/3, 45 rpm
Uneven rotation 0.1% or less (WRMS)
Signal-to-noise ratio 47 dB or more
Tone arm Static balance S-shaped pipe arm
Cartridge MM Type (PC-11)
External dimensions Width 430x Height 164x Depth 362 mm
Weight 7.2kg