I picked up the Pioneer PLC 590 today
looks realy nice cant wait to get an arm & Cart on it
Alan
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I picked up the Pioneer PLC 590 today
looks realy nice cant wait to get an arm & Cart on it
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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Wow! - a fabulous looking deck.
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I've fancied one of those decks for a long time. That one looks like it just came out of the factory. Do you know its history?
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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I'm lovin' that, Alan - top stuff!
It shows that there are plenty of good Jap direct-drives out there, apart from just the Techy...
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Ooooo - Jap direct drives. Don'cha just luv em!
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Macca its in very good condition but does have a few chips in its paintwork which should touch up ok if not I can get it re sprayed ?.Originally Posted by Macca
I bought it form a chap who just buys and sells HIFI gear he got this one from a young lad whos farther had died and left his HIFI, they also discovered a brand new one and pioneer amplifier still in sealed boxes, he told me he sold the NOS turntable for 2K on ebay
I have just ordered 3 pieces of Alloy plate for spare arm boards, the board supplied was a 222mm rega mount fit.
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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Thanks Marko & Jerry its a lovely turntable and it sounds good as well. There is also loads of room for tweekery as well so it can only get betterI'm lovin' that, Alan - top stuff!
It shows that there are plenty of good Jap direct-drives out there, apart from just the Techy...
Marco.
Its making music now with my audiomods arm and I'm impressed, Ill take some pictures and do a thread in the Analogue room about it.
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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So probably it was bought new back in the day and has been sat in the same system ever since. There is a HFW article from way back where NK renovates a couple of these decks, don't know if anyone recalls it?
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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Macca
Thanks , would be interested to read any articles you can find on this turntable ?
The corner scrapes have touched up perfectly with a Halfords Ford Graphite black metallic touch up pen kit
The deck is now singing beautifully with the SME 3009 Tone arm and Ortofon Kontrapunkt B cartridge, Paradise Phono Stage
SME 2 by 337alant, on Flickr
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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Good grief, that's smashing!
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