Pioneer PL-M12
¥ 28,500 (around 1974)
Commentary
This manual record player became a bestseller overseas.
A belt drive is used as the drive system.
An S-shaped tone arm with a higher moment of inertia by lowering the center of gravity is adopted for the tone arm, and it is compatible with playback of complicated 4 ch record with sound groove and performance of light needle pressure cartridge.
In addition, it is equipped with an anti-skating mechanism composed of a cam and spring, which prevents one side slip and reduces strain.
It is also equipped with a lateral balancer and direct-reading weight.
Uses an insulator made of special rubber.
An arm elevation mechanism is used to prevent damage to the record and needle tip.
An overhang checker is used so that the proper position of the needle tip can be accurately confirmed.
A low-capacity output code is used to enable 4-channel playback.
Dust cover with free stop hinge is adopted.
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 | 0.08% or less (WRMS) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 50 dB or more |
| Tone arm | Static balance S-shaped pipe arm |
| Effective arm length | 221mm |
| Overhang | 15.5mm |
| Needle pressure variable range | 0 ~ 3.5g |
| Mounting cartridge maximum dead weight | 10g |
| Cartridge | MM Type (PC-110) |
| Needle pressure | 1.5g ~ 2.5g |
| Output | 3.5 mv (1 kHz, 50mm/s) |
| Attachment mechanism | Anti-skating mechanism Arm elevation Overhang Checker Insulator Needle pressure direct reading weight |
| Power supply voltage | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 11W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 164x Depth 362 mm |
| Weight | 7.2kg |