Pioneer PL-L800

Pioneer Tangential Tracking

The most accurate way of playing a record is with a tone arm that remains always tangent to the record groove, since this is how the groove was cut. Only a tangential tracking arm can do this.

A tangential tracking arm, when properly designed, engineered and manufactured, eliminates skating force and lateral tracking error, along with the excessive, often irregular record wear they cause. At Pioneer, we have successfully devolped just such a tangential tone arm. It uses a non-contact linear motor for smooth, vibration-free, lateral movement.

 Compare the Pioneer tangential-tracking tone arm to competing versions. Others depend on vibration-prone motors driving rollers, worm screws or pulleys. In terms of performance, there's simply no comparison.

Four advantages of tangential-tracking tone arms

1 - Lateral tracking error, for all practical purposes, remains zero throughout play. Thus, intermodulation distortion is avoided.

2 - There is no inward skating force, making an anti-skating system unnecessary.

3 - Lateral balnced  is ideal

4 - The arm can be short, thus reducing effective mass.

 Features

Tangential Tracking:  for reduced tracking error and better defined sound

Non-contact linear motor for arm movement:  for high signal-to-noise ratio and smooth arm tracking

Rigid, short low-mass straiht PG tone arm:  tarnes resonance for better tracking.

Coreless DC direct0drive motor with Stable Hanging Rotor:  provides smooth rotation and perfect stability.

Quartz-PLL servo plus Periphery Integration:  rock-steady platter-speed accuracy with and load.

Computer-controlled fully automatic operation:  fully protects arm and motor from improper operation

Universal cartridge connector:  any standard cartridge of your choice can be used.

High-output moving-coil cartridge (PC-6MC):  connects directly to amp's MM phono terminals.

Specifications

Motor and Turntable

Drive System:  Dirct-drive

Motor:  Quartz PLL-Hall motor

Turntable Platter:  320 mm diameter, aluminum alloy die-cast

Speeds:  33⅓ and 45 rpm

Wow and Flutter:  less than 0,025% (WRMS); 0,035% (DIN)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio:  more than 78 dB (DIN-B)

Rotational Characteristics

Build-up Time:  within 120° rotation at 33⅓ rpm

Speed Deviation:  less than 0,002%

Speed Drift:  less than 0,00008%/h at 33⅓ rpm

Less than 0,00003% /degree temp change at 33 ⅓ rpm

Tonearm

Type:  Linear Motor Direct-drive, Static-balance type, Linear-tracking arm

Effective Arm Length:  162 mm

Overhang:  0 mm

Usable Cartridge Weight:  3 g - 8 g

Subfunction:

Auto lead-in

Auto-return

Auto cut

Quick repeat

Quick paly

Quick stop

Remote Tonearm Operation

Stylus pressure direct-readout counterweight

Cueing device

Free stop hinges

Miscellaneous

Power Requirements:  AC 120 V / 220- 240 V, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption:  22W

Dimensions (W x Hx D):  420 x 120 x 427 mm (16-9/16" x 4-3/4" x 16-13/16")

Weight:  8,3 kg (18 lb 5 oz)

PC-$MC cartridge Specifications

Type:  Moving coil type

Stylus:  0,3 x 0,7 mil diamond (PN-4MC)

Output Voltage:  1,5 mV

Tracking Force:  1,7 g to 2,3 g

Frequency Response:  10 to 35,000 Hz

Recommended Load:  50 k Ω

Weight:  3,1 g