PIONEER PL-518 DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE - Restored w/ Red Oak Veneer - Serviced

Description

PIONEER PL-518 TURNTABLE
Direct Drive
Beautifully Restored w/
Real Wood, Red Oak Veneer
"Specifications" and "Description" at bottom of page.
The original grey vinyl covering was removed and replaced by this beautiful real wood, red oak veneer. It was then sanded smooth and finished with 3 coats of Natural Danish Oil,
giving it a quality satin finish.
TURNTABLE AND ALL CONTROLS ADJUSTED AND FUNCTION AS DESIGNED
- ADC Series I cartridge.
- Pitch and 33/45 switch control contacts were cleaned and lubricated with deoxit.
- Lithium grease applied where needed.
- Tone arm cue adjusted and fresh silicone added to tonearm elevation shaft. Lowers and raises the tone arm as designed.
- Strobe light shows it holding steady pitch/speed.
- Completely cleaned and polished inside and out.
-
ADC Series I
cartridge was aligned and adjusted to spec (base of the headshell connector to the tip of the stylus measures 49 mm) and is producing crisp, warm, clean and clear sound.
- The dust cover is in very good condition. The is a small scuff on left side and front side panel and a small stress fracture near right hinge area. It has been hand polished with the 3-Step Novus System.
- Four new isolating, vibration damping feet. The top portion has a low durometer hardness of -55a
ACCESSORIES INCLUDE:
- Pioneer headshell
-
ADC Series I cartridge
- Owners manual
- Service manual
-
ADC Series I
spec sheet
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DESCRIPTION:
The Pioneer PL-518 is a 2-speed (33 and 45), direct-drive turntable fitted with a static balance type, S-shaped tonearm.
Although the PL-518 is technically a manual, single-play turntable, the kind traditionally preferred by audiophiles and professionals alike, it offers two welcome conveniences.
One is the Quick-Start function. The other is the Auto-Return function, which works like this: when the stylus enters the lead-out groove of your record, a special Pioneer-developed device detects the increased lateral speed of the tone arm and triggers the auto-return mechanism. This lifts the tone arm gently, returns it to its rest, and shuts off all power to the turntable. The mechanism is one that Pioneer has tested successfully for over 100,000 continuous operations, and one guaranteed to perform with minimum noise and maximum reliability.
The PL-518's platter does not begin to rotate until you lift the tone arm and move it toward the outer edge of the platter. This convenience is appreciated all the more when you use it in combination with the oil-damped Cue Lever which lets you lower the stylus to the record surface (at the point of your choice) without risk of dropping the arm or nicking the record.
All controls on the Pioneer PL-518 are grouped on the righthand side of the platter to make handling easier still. In addition to the adjustment controls for the tone arm there is the Cue Lever, the Speed Select Button, and the Fine Pitch Control. Also on the right is the built-in strobe with an attractively illuminated light/calibration arrangement so that you may keep a visual check on the platter's accurate speed.
Pioneer has developed a 16-pole, 24-slot DC servomotor for the PL-518, one that provides exactly the same high signal-to-noise ratio and low wow/flutter as that used in the more expensive PL-520 model. This motor's magnetic circuit is twice as strong as conventional direct-drive types, a fact which contributes greatly to its improved resistance to torque ripple caused by uneven magnetic force.
Its switching frequency is also doubled, to 13.3Hz. Together these mean improved load characteristics, more accurate platter speeds at all times and, ultimately, better tonal quality results from your records.
You will find that few if any turntables in this price range offer such outstanding performance specifications: the signal-to-noise ratio achieved by the super-silent DC servo direct-drive motor is a high 73dB or less, while wow/flutter is an excellent 0.03% or less, and will stay that good over long years.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: direct drive
Motor: 16-pole, 24-slot, DC servo motor
Platter: 320mm aluminium alloy diecast
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Speed control range: +-2%
Wow and flutter: 0.03%
Rumble: 73dB
Tonearm: static-balanced type, s-shaped pipe arm
Effective length: 221mm
Overhang: 15.5mm
Cartridge weight range: 4 to 10g
Dimensions: 440 x 145 x 365mm
Weight: 9.5kg