Pioneer PL-L1000A Turntable

Here we have a vintage direct-drive linear tracking PL-L1000A turntable from Japanese company Pioneer. This well regarded unit comes in fully working condition, and is good cosmetically apart from a crack to the lid – please refer to photographs. It will be professionally packaged and comes with our regular three month warranty – but please note this does not cover the fitted Audio Technica cartridge.
Pioneer Say….
This turntable comes with a linear tracking tonearm which traces the sound grooves on the record linearly in the same way that the master cutting machine cuts the grooves in the first place. This means that the linear system is superior to conventional offset tonearms in many ways:
There is no tracking error thus preventing the generation of harmonic distortion.
In principle, there is no generation of inside force and so the crosstalk and intermodulation distortion are improved and the positioning of the sound images is stabilized.
The tonearm pipe is linear for optimum lateral balance.
It is possible to shorten the effective length of the tonearm and so this feature makes for a low equivalent mass and high rigidity. This combination also reduces resonance in the parts and compound resonance.
A linear motor is used to drive the tonearm directly, and an optical no-contact servo system is also employed. These systems enhance the signal-to-noise ratio to better than 78 dB (DIN-8) making it possible to reproduce at a very high IeveI of fidelity.
The coreless type motor eliminates cogging, a major cause of speed deviations, and the SH rotor bearing construction lowers the centre of gravity of the rotating section to significantly heighten rotational stability. The quartz phase-locked-loop (PLL) circuitry constantly corrects even slight speed deviations to guarantee consistently excellent rotational precision at practically any load.
The model’s full auto mechanism is based on optical, and therefore no-contact, detection principles so that force is not needlessly exerted on the tonearm. When the switch is depressed, the tonearm automatically swings over to the record and play begins.
The tonearm can be moved across to the record track manually as with offset tonearms. In addition, by pushing the function switch, it is possible to operate the tonearm remotely by causing it to move to the left or right. In this way, it is easy to bring the tonearm across to the track you want to hear.
The model incorporates an all-electronic brake to bring the platter to a halt instantly. When the tonearm swings back to the arm clamp, a current flows in the opposite direction so that the platter is rotating to the motor drive coil and, in an instant, the platter has stopped.
The platter and the tonearm are secured to the base board, and the base board is spring-mounted and separated from the cabinet with what Pioneer calls the coaxial suspension construction. This cuts out virtually all of the
vibrations transmitted from the floor, and greatly reduces the chances of feedback.
Specifications:
Drive System: Direct-drive
Motor: Quartz PLL Hall motor
Turntable Platter: 310 mm diameter aluminum alloy die-cast
Inertial Mass: 330 kg-cm² (including platter mat mass)
Speeds: 33.3 and 45 rpm
Wow and Flutter: Less than 0.012% (WRMS)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: More than 78 dB
Speed Deviation: Less than 0.002%
Speed Drift: Less than 0.00008% at 33.3 rpm
Power Requirements: AC 220/240 V ~ 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 35 W
Dimensions: 494 (W) x 456 (D) x 154 (H) mm
Weight: 13.5 kg
Tonearm:
Type: Linear Motor Direct-drive, Static-balance type, Linear-tracking arm
Effective Arm Length: 190 mm
Overhang: 0 mm
Usable Cartridge Weight: 6 g to 32 g
Arm Height Adjust Range: ± 3 mm
Headshell Weight: 10.5 g