Vintage Audio

  The Pioneer PL-530 is, in my opinion, one of Pioneer's best and most beautiful turntables, great in size, looks and performance. The wood and chrome set is perfect. Built in 1976-77 with great quality, Direct Drive, Automatic, 2 motors, smooth and even rotation. A sample of what top of the line audio engineering of the 70's was all about. Only flaw, the plastic arm base with time breaks at the supports, is the weakness of this machine, but that too can be fixed... Specifications: Type: direct drive Motor: brushless DC servo Hall motor Platter: 330mm aluminium alloy diecast Speeds: 33 and 45rpm Speed control range: +-2% Wow and flutter: 0.03% Rumble: 70dB Tonearm: static-balanced type, s-shaped pipe arm Effective length: 221mm Overhang: 15.5mm Cartridge weight range: 4 to 14.5g Dimensions: 480 x 390 x 170mm Weight: 10kg

The Yamaha YP-D6 was built in 1977, it looks very clean and beautiful which gives it a fragile look, but the build quality is very good, typical of Yamaha. Semi-automatic, runs nice and stable, controls are simple and perform very well. Clean and pleasant sound! Specifications: Drive system: direct drive Motor: 12-pole, 24-slot dc servo motor Platter: 300mm die-cast aluminium, 1.6kg Speeds: 33 and 45rpm Speed variation: +-3% Signal to noise ratio: better than 70dB Wow and flutter: less than 0.035% wrms Tonearm: S-type static balance Effective length: 222mm Overhang: 17mm Suitable cartridge weight: 4 to 15g Headshell: aluminium die-cast plug-in type Dimensions: 470 x 156 x 359mm Weight: 10.6kg

  The Kenwood KD-3070 is a simple, beautiful direct drive that can produce amazing sound quality! It is very interesting this turntable, I would say it is the ideal solution for those who are starting in this world, it is a cheap investment, you can find them at good prices, they are easy to handle, well built, and they sound very good. They only have automatic arm return at the end of the record, so few problems can arise... Only downside is that it doesn't have the strobe indicators on the platter for the 45 rpm, it only has them for 33 rpm... if that's not a problem for you, it's always spinning! Specifications Drive system: direct drive Motor: 20 pole, 30 slot, dc servo motor Platter: 310mm, 1.14kg, aluminium alloy, die-cast Speeds: 33 and 45rpm Wow and flutter: 0.035% wrms Rumble: -70dB Tonearm: static balance type Effective length: 225mm Overhang: 15mm Dimensions: 480 x 156 x 365mm Weight: 8.6kg

  Manufactured by C.E.C - Chuo Denki, a large Japanese OEM manufacturer of turntables, they manufactured for a number of other non-production companies like Realistic and MCS, they also manufactured models for many other brands, Grundig, Alpine, Kenwood, Marantz, Mitsubishi, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Teac, Toshiba and many more. So they knew what they were doing, and they did it well! This CEC BD-4200 is a good example of this, effective, automatic, 3 size selection and mechanical auto return at the end of the disc. It works well and sounds good!

Hitachi SR-903 Well… I like Hitachi, I think they made great stuff, and this, is one excellent receiver. When you ear Hitachi you don't think that this company had created audio stuff that could compete with big names in vintage audio like Sansui, Pioneer, Kenwood or Marantz. You have to check Hitachi receivers, specially the TOTL twin brothers SR 903/904 to understand why. This is the 1977 Hitachi SR-903, the 904 was a small cosmetically update to the 903 and addition of VU meters. VU meters are cool, but I like more the 70s look of the 903 and the aluminum knobs… They are big, well-built, crispy in details, clean and dynamic, well controlled bass, a sound beast. All the parts inside of them where manufactured by Hitachi except the filter caps. Massive transformer and an outstanding number of transistors. This receiver uses the Hitachi Class-G topology, it has a 3 rail which allows additional voltage swings and increase peak power output at certain frequencies, other brands at the

Realistic Lab 400 This Realistic Lab 400 is a surprising good turntable. Simple, well-made, great sound and that's it. Nice motor, simple in mechanical parts, good quality metal and wood, and a great looking turntable too. Realistic turntables back in 1978 where built by C.E.C.(OEM company in Japan), this one is a 2-speed, fully automatic, direct drive with repeat function and disc size selection. The Lab 400 retailed for $199.95 USD in 1978, and you never have to touch the tonearm. Just pick the correct record size and push start. The base is an attractive walnut veneer and it came with 2 motors; The 16 pole brushless DC servomotor with ratings of 0.03% wow and flutter and better than 63dB rumble. And the tonearm has its own DC motor too, completely independent of the platter drive. If you want a good-looking affordable vintage turntable, good performing and fully automatic, then this is the one for you. Specifications Type: auto return turntable Platter: 310mm, 1.4kg, aluminium a