PIONEER PL-514
Up for sale is this beautifully refurbished and upgraded Pioneer Turntable. The PL-514 is a solid and reliable turntable from the golden era of Japanese Turntable design (1978). Well designed and well built using quality materials throughout - no cheap plastics here.
Refurbishment & Upgrades:
Full Service: All working parts have been checked, cleaned, oiled, greased and tested prior to listing.
The turntable has been expertly stripped & re-veneered using real Sicilian Walnut. It has been sanded and treated with Danish oil. With a beautiful wood grain, it looks stunning.
The medium mass Tonearm & original Pioneer branded headshell have been cleaned and set up correctly with a brand new Audio Technica VM95c cartridge - a well regarded budget moving magnet cartridge. (All original packaging included)
I replaced the old cracked lid with a brand new Audio Technica branded lid - no old scratches here - looks fabulous.
The platter edge has been polished.
Fitted a new and correct belt.
Upgraded the old plastic RCA connectors with quality gold plated ones.
The original Pioneer platter mat is included.
A new 2 meter power cord is included.
- Type: auto-return turntable
- Drive method: belt drive
- Motor: 4-pole synchronous
- Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
- Wow and flutter: 0.055% WRMS
- Signal to noise ratio: 65dB
- Platter: 320mm aluminium alloy die-cast
- Tonearm: static balance type, pipe arm (s-shaped)
- Effective length: 221mm
- Overhang: 15.5mm
- Usable cartridge weight: 4 to 10g
- Dimensions: 440 x 365 x 140mm
- Weight: 7.5kg
This deck was famed for it's stripped back functionality - just enough useful features (auto shut-off, auto-return and anti-skate) without all the unreliable electronics of the later 80's super decks. The result is a very reliable and enjoyable turntable.
The turntable is fully set up - plug in & play. Fully tested before listing it sounds great.
U.K. postage: £15.00 - Tracked & Insured.
Rest of Europe: Ebay Global Shipping
The deck will be properly packed.
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