Low Cost Turntable - Incredible Performance


I highly recommend the Pioneer PL-30-K Belt Drive Line Output Automatic Turntable. Amazon offers for $400 but new in box are $299 on eBay now. I owned higher-end TTs and I can say this TT sounds as good. It is not well known compared to other brands, Replace the low end AT3600 cartridge though. A bonus is it is fully automatic. IMO you cannot go wrong with this purchase.

jimbennet

Thanks for your thoughts. Some might not consider 'fully automatic' to be a bonus, though. 

"The Pioneer is .1% wow and flutter that no one can hear."

  • 0.1% wow → audible in many real music situations

  • 0.1% flutter → borderline but still audible on revealing systems

  • Anything under 0.05% becomes difficult for most listeners to notice

For reference:

  • Great hi-fi turntables: 0.03–0.06%

  • Midrange consumer tables: 0.08–0.15%

  • Cheap or poorly set-up decks: 0.2%+

See, it's you speaking in absolutes like this without really knowing the facts that make it hard for others to take seriously what you post.