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how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:38 pm
by jayman67
A new addition for the pioneer plc-590 arrived from japan today,purchased from ebay seller realdeal*japan.
It arrived safely with no problems.
So i now have the tonearm that was designed to be the top option for my turntable when new, the pioneer PA-5000. very very rare
All i can say is its bloody huge! i thought the zeta was big but this thing is much bigger,it looks expertly machined and weighs a ton.
effective length is 250mm with a mounting distance of 236,it also has vta on the fly which is a nice touch.
close up of the arm showing the quality of the engineering.
to get a sense of scale,look how it compares to my dear old alphason :stalks:
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:53 pm
by Lindsayt
What a lovely piece of engineering both arms are. I'm looking forward to reading which you prefer.
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 12:32 am
by keepitsimplestupid
two handsome arms there.
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:29 am
by jayman67
Cheers chaps, I’ll be fitting it at the weekend.
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:44 am
by Quarknosis
It looks like a Jelco oem arm with that dynamic stabiliser.
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:10 pm
by jayman67
Bloody cheek lol
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:33 pm
by wiicrackpot
jayman67 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:10 pm
Bloody cheek lol
Make that 2 cheeks, (ducks for cover).
Very nice Jamie, can't get away with the size of that compared to the legendary Alphason.
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:58 pm
by Chunk McDaniel
A thing of beauty. I am a big fan.of Pioneer 70's and 80's hifi.
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:49 am
by zebbo
Beast! (and beautiful).
I take it the turntable doesn't have a lid then?
Re: how about this for a tonearm!
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:21 am
by Dr Bunsen Honeydew
Pioneer never made a tone arm in their lives, they are all subcontracted out to Japan inc. It is normal process in Japanese industry, specialist sub contractors. It would have been designed ( more chosen ) from an available kit of parts. I have seen quite a few parts from that arm that are on other Japanese arms.
Now if anyone thinks I am dissing Jap product or even them, no way, the way they do it is the best way and if we had done it the same and had a UK hi-fi inc instead of where we are, we would be in a much stronger position re product - but we worship lies and bullshit. Japan worships money and turnover, and supplies highly visual but crap stuff, and prestige stuff to create "face" amoungst other Japanese companies, that is the stuff to buy, very little equals it let alone betters it. It is expensive now as we are finally cottoning on to the truth that has been out there for decades, but we have been too stupid to see it.
This arm is obviously part of the latter.