Pioneer PLX-500 Direct Drive Turntable - Nearly New

Full Description

Exceptional Audio Quality

Just like its predecessors (PLX-1000), the PLX-500 is designed for stellar audio fidelity, letting you hear every nuance of your vinyl collection as it was originally intended. Pioneer achieve this by creating the shortest possible audio routing from the stylus to the outputs, which helps to reduce distortion and improve audio quality. The phone/line output switch allows you to connect the PLX-500 directly to your speakers and sound system, eliminating the need for an external amplifier. The belt drive mechanism and high torque design ensures minimal tempo slips, improving audio quality and performance.

Digital Recording Made Easy

One of the most unique features of the Pioneer PLX-500 is the ability to digitise your vinyl collection with ease. The built-in USB OUT connection allows you to connect the turntable directly to your computer and convert your vinyl records in high-quality digital audio files. This makes converting your vinyl collection easier than ever before, simply connect your PLX-500 using the provided USB cable and record your vinyl collection into your selected audio program for high-fidelity audio.

Classic Design Meets Modern Innovations

The Pioneer PLX-500 is designed for simplicity, with the classic Pioneer turntable design, featuring all the controls right at your fingertips. The sturdy construction includes a detachable dust cover which helps protect your turntable as well as doubling up as a way to display your vinyl cover art while playing your records. Pioneer have also brought the classic design to the modern forefront, making the turntable compatible with digital mixing. Simply combine the turntable with the Rekordbox DVS, a suitable DJ mixer and the RB-VS-K Control Vinyl and play your digital record collection using your PLX-500.

Features

• Excellent sound design – reduced distortion and high torque
• Simple digital recording – record your vinyl collection to digital files with the USB out
• Scratch or listen – Use the PLX-500 to mix and scratch vinyl records of include the Rekordbox DVS and a compatible mixer to control digital files with the RB-VS1-K Control Vinyl
• Detachable dust cover – Protects turntable against dust as well as doubling up as a way to display your cover art
• Warm clear analogue sound – Classic design meets modern innovations
• Ideal for music enthusiasts and vinyl lovers – Classic design for modern music enthusiasts

Specifications

• Drive Method: Servo-type direct drive
• Platter: Aluminium, die-casting diameter: 332 mm
• Motor: 3-phase, brushless DC motor
• Braking System: Electronic brake
• Rotation Speed: 33?, 45, 78 rpm
• Rotation Adjustment Range: ±8 %
• Wow and Flutter: < 0.15% (Measured by obtaining signal from built-in frequency generator of motor assembly.)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 50 dB
• Starting Torque: > 1.6 kg/cm
• Start Time: Within 1 sec (at 33? rpm)
• Arm Type:
  • Universal type S-shape tone arm
  • Gimbal-supported type bearing structure
  • Static balance type
• Overhang: 16 mm
• Effective Length: 230.5 mm
• Tracking Error: Within 3&;deg
• Height Adjustment Range: 6 mm
• Stylus Pressure Variable: 0-4 g (1 scale 0.1 g)
• Proper Cartridge Weight: < 9.5 g
• Outputs: 1 PHONO/LINE (RCA)
• USB: 1 USB B port
• Width: 450 mm
• Height: 159 mm
• Depth: 368 mm
• Weight: 10.7 kg
• Power Consumption: 11 W