Direct-drive turntable (without tonearm0
Brand-new direct-drive turntable with fully electronic controlled brushless DC servo motor, featuring bayonet arm-base mounting, unique mirror stroboscope system.
Features
Brushless DC srvo-controlled motor ensures excellent stability of rotational speed and offers high torque
Special arm-base mounting is used for easy replacement (one touch system) of tonearm of your choice. (No tonearm is supplied with this turntable)
Smart and ultra slim appearance yet resistant to howling and floor vibration
Turntable platter designed as to give not only necessary inertia but possible heaviest weight in consideration of motor bearing and resonance/tension of each part of the turntable
Insulator, compliance and control required for prevention of vibration is obtained by combination of spring, rubber and silicon grease.
Acrylite case, 4 mm thick dust cover.
Feather-touch On/Off micro switch
Generally speaking, manufacturers design a product and place great stress on cost performance and additional effort is paid as to where the compromise is made. In the case of audiophiles, importance is attached to what they seek or want to do rather than its cost.
This turntable Luxman now proudly announce is designed purely from the concept of audiophiles - slim and compact appearance, rugged construction resistant to howling and external vibration, arm base where one's favorite tone-arm could be fixed by a single touch and performance stability. Look at the internal construction and you will surely notice the above philosophy throughout.
Motor Suspension
The most unique feature of this turntable is the motor suspending structure. The robust chassis of aluminum die-casting integrates the tonearm base. For the upper panel, anodized aluminum of 3mm thick is used, which is, through rubber, fixed to the wood frame thus providing damping effect. Net weight is 13 kg (PD-121) and 11 kg (PD-131), which contributes effectively to prevent howling feedback or floor vibration.
Bayonet Mount Tonearm Base
A tonearm is not provided with the PD-121 (and PD-131). But the elaborate bayonet mount type tonearm base , similar in principle to that used in cameras, is adopted to ensure quick interchangeability of various famous tonearms with easy "one touch" operation
Unique Stroboscope
A unique idea is adopted for the stroboscope to ensure an easy and pleasant check of the turntable rotation. In order to make the stroboscope pattern very clear a black light tube is fired by very short duration pulses and a special "dayglo" paint has been used for the strobo markings. Further the line frequency indication can be identified by colour yellow for 50 Hz and yellow/green for 60 Hz.
Chassis, wooden frame and panel
Aluminum die-cast chassis with sufficient strength and weight, 3 mm thick anodized aluminium panel are firmly assembled together with rubber and elegant wooden frame with bumper effect which keeps this turntable immune from vibration
Insulator of Triple Structure
A special and unique insulator has been developed to ensure best possible anti-vibration. Each spring is damped by rubber, and the whole damper mechanism is suspended in silicon-grease. This is really and effective insulator and necessary compliance and damping effect are beautifully integrated.
Specifications:
Phono Motor Section
Driving System: Direct-drive system
Motor: DC servo brushless motor
Turntable Platter: 300 mm (12") aluminum die-cast
Platter Weight: 2,4 kg including platter-mat (1,9 kg PD-131)
Speed Rotation: 33-⅓ and 45 rpm
Adjustable Range of Rotation: ±4% independently for each speed
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: no less than 70 dB (ICE-B)
Wow and Flutter: no more than 0,03% WRMS
Additional
Dust Cover: 4 mm thick acrylic resin Detachable with pre set hinge stop
Stroboscope: Mirror system, speed indication by means of black light
Insulator: adjustable height
General
Power Requirements: 110, 120 220, 240 V 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption:
During Rotation : 6 W (PD-121) 5 W (PD-131)
At Start : 20 W (PD-121) 14,5 W (PD-131)
Dimensions (W x H x D): 472 x 144 x 3375 mm (18-5/8" x 5-11/16" x 14-11/16")
Weight:
PD-121 (net) : 13 kg (29 lbs)
PD-131 (net) ; 11 kg (24 lbs)