PIONEER PL-540 TURNTABLE Quartz Direct Drive.Restored w Red Oak Veneer. Serviced

Description

PIONEER PL-540 TURNTABLE
Quartz 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:
- A
Stanton 500 series cartridge.
- 33/45 switch control contact was cleaned and lubricated with deoxit.
- Fresh 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.
- The Stanton 500
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.
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The dust cover is in near mint condition. It has been hand polished with the 3-Step Novus System.
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
- Voltage selector switch on bottom panel (110v, 120v, 220v 240v)
ACCESSORIES INCLUDE:
- Pioneer headshell
- Stanton 500 cartridge
- Owners manual
- Service manual
- Stanton 500 cartridge spec sheet
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DESCRIPTION:
The Pioneer PL-540 is a 2-speed (33 and 45), Quartz direct-drive turntable fitted with a static balance type, S-shaped tonearm.
Although the PL-540 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-540'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-540 are grouped on the right hand side of the platter to make handling easier still. In addition to the adjustment controls for the tone arm there is the Cue Lever and the Speed Select Button. 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.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Drive system: direct drive
Motor: quartz PLL hall motor
Platter: 320mm aluminum alloy die-cast
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Wow and flutter: less than 0.025% wrms
Signal to noise ratio: more than 73dB
Speed deviation: less than 0.002%
Tonearm: static balance type, s-shaped pipe arm
Effective arm length: 221mm
Overhang: 15.5mm
Cartridge weight range: 4 to 10g
Dimensions: 440 x 145 x 365mm
Weight: 10 kg
Sub-functions: auto-return mechanism, quick play mechanism, anti-skating force control