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