Decibel_116
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Looks like Pioneer has joined the ranks of SL-1200 clone makers.
http://pioneerdj.com/english/products/turntable/plx-1000.html
It has some interesting design features that should place it above most, if not all, of the other clones. The tonearm is insulated with a rubber tube to eliminate tonearm resonance. The upper part of the plinth is built from "heavy-mass die-cast zinc", while the lower uses 8mm-thick resin and the base features a 9mm-thick vibration-damping material, which "results in excellent vibration-damping properties". The specifications are stated as -70dB rumble and 0.1% wow & flutter. Although those numbers are not bad, they are an order of magnitude off from the SL-1200. The wow & flutter number is downright unimpressive IMHO. Based on the Pioneer website, Pioneer is clearly targeting the DJ/club market and not the audiophile market with this one. Nice looking machine, though. I'm curious about this one...
http://pioneerdj.com/english/products/turntable/plx-1000.html
It has some interesting design features that should place it above most, if not all, of the other clones. The tonearm is insulated with a rubber tube to eliminate tonearm resonance. The upper part of the plinth is built from "heavy-mass die-cast zinc", while the lower uses 8mm-thick resin and the base features a 9mm-thick vibration-damping material, which "results in excellent vibration-damping properties". The specifications are stated as -70dB rumble and 0.1% wow & flutter. Although those numbers are not bad, they are an order of magnitude off from the SL-1200. The wow & flutter number is downright unimpressive IMHO. Based on the Pioneer website, Pioneer is clearly targeting the DJ/club market and not the audiophile market with this one. Nice looking machine, though. I'm curious about this one...
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