Pioneer PL-600 X

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: PL-600 X
• Years of manufacture: 1980 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Power consumption: 22 W
• Dimensions: 456 x 140 x 384 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 11 kg
• Original price approx.: 898 DM

Technical data

• Type: Direct drive
• Motors:
  • Quartz PLL Hall motor (for the direct drive of the platter).
  • DC motor (for the automatic functions)
• platter: 330 mm die-cast aluminium
• Speeds: 33 ⅓ and 45 rpm.
• Synchronization fluctuations: < 0.025% (WRMS), +/- 0.035% (DIN).
• Distortion factor: more than 78 dB (DIN B)
• Tonearm: statically balanced, S-shaped tube tonearm
• Effective length: 237 mm
• Overhang: 15 mm
• Pickup weight range: 4 to 9 g
• Arm height adjustment range: +/- 3 mm

• Operation by 5 control buttons and 1 knob:
  • POWER (on / off)
  • SPEED (33/45)
  • REPEAT (on / off)
  • ARM ELEVATION
  • START / STOP
  • DISC SIZE knob (30/25/17cm)
  • QUARTZ LOCK indicator (on / off)

Special Features

• Fully automatic guide/lift/reverse/off
• Electronic quick stop system
• Electronic tonearm lift control
• Opto-electric tonearm position detector
• Automatic repeat
• Anti-glide
• Free-standing acrylic hood
• Aluminium base plate
• Coaxial cabinet suspension, absolutely insensitive to impact sound
• Bipolar ICs in the exchange section
• MOS ICs in control section

Remarks

• Pioneer's Quartz PLL servo circuit with peripheral integration and Hall elements.
• Fully automatic operation and direct drive are superior to other drive systems: The main reason for using direct drive in Pioneer's turntables is the high speed precision offered by this drive system. Here, the platter is directly driven by the motor using an ordinary motor shaft, and therefore spins at the same speed as the motor rotor, which is exactly 33 ⅓ or 45 rpm. This design eliminates all reduction gears (gears, belts, friction wheels, etc.), ensuring the most reliable operation. The synchronization fluctuations - one of the most important indicators of the turntable's speed precision - are truly no more than 0.025% on the PL-600.

• Other models in the same series:
• Pioneer PL-100 X
• Pioneer PL-200 X
• Pioneer PL-300 X
• Pioneer PL-400 X
• Pioneer PL-500 X
• Pioneer PL-600 X
• Pioneer PL-L 1000

Pictures

• Image: Pioneer PL-600 X

• Image: Pioneer PL-600 X

• Excerpt from brochure: Pioneer PL-600 X

Reviews

• The two Pioneer turntables PL-600 and PL-600 X are identical in construction and differ only by the different housing color. They represent the successor to the PL-630, now with sophisticated electronics and without the known shortcomings of its predecessor.

Their chassis is made of solid aluminium and the tone arm is even adjustable in height (VTA). The drive motor of the PL-600 / PL-600 X is one of the best among the direct drives.