Turntable, Pioneer PL-71 1971

Type

Record player

Brand

Pioneer

This turntable is in good working order & sounds amazing! I’m selling this vintage turntable because I replaced it with a modern turntable. I bought this turntable used, as the 2d owner in Denver, CO in 1991 & it has survived 30+ years of moving around the country with me in the US Air Force. 

The cartridge is an Audio Technics AT95E (~$50 value) & is about 2 years old. Sounds great! 

Everything works on it but it does have some visible damage: 
- on the top wood surface of the turntable there is a circular blemish remaining where a little knob used to hold the 45 rpm adapter when not in use. The 45rpm adapter is also missing. - the dust cover is an aftermarket replacement. - The hinges are close to the ones that originally came with it but not exactly correct, hence the extra screw holes on the back 

Original Advertising Specs from 1971: 
Pioneer's new direct-drive PL-71 is a quiet turntable and virtually vibration-free.  The brushless DC servo motor directly rotates the platter without belts or rim idlers, meaning vibration causing factors are eliminated.  This sophisticated direct-drive system and all-electronic DC servo control reduce wow and flutter to less than 0.05% (WRMS), and boasts signal to noise ratio to better than 60db - figures which place the PL-71 in the very top ranks of today's hi-fi turntables.  The built-in strobe gives you visible proof of it's accuracy. Supporting this quality is its super sensitive S-shaped tonearm, developed by Pioneer to perform perfectly at light tracking pressures (0.5g and up) and ideal for stereo or 4-channel use.  The tonearm is professional throughout, with a lateral balancer, an anti-skating control, direct-readout stylus pressure scale, oil-damped cueing device, lightweight headshell and more. Specifications Type: direct drive Motor: brushless DC servo controlled motor Speeds: 33 and 45rpm Speed control range: within +-2% Wow and flutter: 0.05% Rumble: more than 60dB Platter: 310mm aluminium alloy diecast Tonearm: static-balance type, s-shaped pipe arm Effective length: 224mm Overhang: 14.5mm Cartridge weight range: 4 to 32g Dimensions: 480 x 185 x 415mm Weight: 11kg