Vintage Pioneer system in Sofia

[karma67]

well done and welcome to the 590 owners club!

[Primare]

Thank you Jamie!
Would you share some opinion regarding your Denon HA-500 Head Amp please? And what kind of MC you would recommend?

[karma67]

my head amp has recently been upgraded,its miles better than the standard ha-500. i bought it to run a denon 103sa which it kinda was designed for. since then i now use an audio technica art-7 cartridge and the ha-500 also works well with it too.

as regards to what mc i would recommend? well thats a tough question to answer,depends on your budget,your arm for matching etc plus i can only really talk about what ive owned which isnt a great deal of mc experience.
hope that helps.

if you arm will cope with it,a denon 103r would be a great choice for dipping you toe in,but without knowing the effective mass of the pa-1000 its hard to say. if its 16 grams or over it will be fine

[Primare]

Pioneer PA-1000 arm:
Type: static balance type, s-shaped, carbon fibre reinforced plastic pipe arm
Effective length: 237mm
Overhang: 15mm
Mounting distance: 222mm
Mounting hole: 21mm
Tracking force: 0-3g
Height range: 40-56mm
Headshell: plug-in type
Cartridge weight: 4-15g
Subfunctions: anti-skating force control, arm elevation device, arm height adjusting device

[Primare]

The Pioneer PLC-590 is already integrated in the rest of the system. The arm is adjusted. First records played

[karma67]

its crying out for a better headshell!

[Primare]

its crying out for a better headshell!

What would be your shell recommendation for PA-1000?

[karma67]

the original one for the arm would be a good starting point, https://www.ebay.com/p/Pioneer-Pa-10...ell/1740673757

[Primare]

I have the carbon fiber shell PP-312. I still have to decide about the cartridge. Most probably I will start first with a MM one.
At the moment I’m testing the aluminum one with MM Grado cartridge taken from a friend of mine.

[Primare]

I have also this kind of cleaning arm. Didn’t test it so far.