PIONEER XL 1550 Turntable Direct Drive Manual Quartz Vintage 1976 WORK Good Look

PIONEER XL 1550 PL 550 Turntable Direct Drive Manual Quartz Vintage 1976 WORK Good Look

All Refurbished

Working Perfect on 110/120/220 and 240 Volts

Including NEW set of solid aluminum legs

Cartridge and needle ORTOFON Brand new

Center Stabilizer Weight with level for turntable height adjustments

Model Equivalence

• In Japan, it was marketed as XL‑1550; in the United States and Europe, it is known as the PL‑550 (radiomuseum.org).

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📅 Year of Manufacture

• Produced between 1976 and 1978, according to catalogs and Radiomuseum sources.

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⚙️ Technical Specifications

• Drive Type: Direct Drive with Quartz PLL Hall motor servo control (audio-database.com).

• Platter: Cast aluminum, 324 mm diameter, high inertia (340 kg·cm²) (audio-database.com).

• Speeds: 33⅓ and 45 rpm, electronically controlled, fine pitch ±6% (35c69f2169.clvaw-cdnwnd.com).

• Precision: Wow & flutter ≤ 0.025%; rumble 70 dB (35c69f2169.clvaw-cdnwnd.com).

• Tonearm: S-shaped static-balanced tonearm, effective length 221 mm, overhang 15.5 mm (audio-database.com).

• Anti-skating system: Adjustable anti-skating and vertical tracking height ±5 mm (audio-database.com).

• Cartridge: MM type PC-330/II, 0.5 mil diamond stylus, dynamic compliance approx. 12×10⁻⁶ cm/dyne, tracking force 1–1.8 g, output 3 mV (audio-database.com).

• Dimensions: 490 × 390 × 185 mm; weight 12 kg (35c69f2169.clvaw-cdnwnd.com).

• Power Consumption: 5 W; voltage: 100 V for the Japanese market, 125/220 V versions available for international markets (radiomuseum.org).

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🔄 Operating Mode (Manual / Semi-Automatic / Automatic)

• The PL-550/XL-1550 is fully manual: the tonearm must be placed and lifted by hand.

• Audiophile forums confirm that, unlike the fully automatic PL-530, the PL-550 is highly appreciated for its simplicity and minimal mechanical components (vinylengine.com).

Pioneer PL-550

2-Speed Fully-Automatic Direct-Drive Turntable (1976-1978)

Type Quartz PLL Direct Drive Player

<Turntable portion>

Motor Quartz PLL hole motor

Drive system Direct drive

Turntable 32.4 cm Diameter Aluminum Die Cast

Turntable inertia mass 340kg-cm2

Number of revolutions 33 1/3, 45 rpm

Speed change Electronic

Rotational speed fine adjustment range + / - 6 per cent

Uneven rotation 0.025% or less (WRMS)

S/N 62dB(JIS)

70dB(DIN-B)

Load variation 0% (Needle Pressure 120g or Less)

Start-up characteristic 2/3 turn or less

Rotational speed deviation Not more than 0.003%

Temperature drift 0.00004% / ℃ or less

Time drift 0.0003% / h or less

Tone Arm Section

Format Static balance S-shaped pipe arm

Effective arm length 221mm

Overhang 15.5mm

Applicable Cartridge Dead Weight 4g ~ 14.5g (Sub Weight Over 9.5g is used)

Height adjustment range + / - 5 mm

Cartridge Part>

Format MM Type (ORTOFON)

Structure Shield Case : Super Permalloy

Frame : Die Cast Aluminum Alloy

Needle tip 0.5 mil diamond

Effective mass of vibration system 0.45mg

Operating needle pressure range 1.0g ~ 1.8g (1.5g appropriate)

Frequency characteristic 10 Hz to 28 kHz ± 3 dB

Channel separation 25 dB or More (1 kHz)

20 dB or More (100 Hz to 10 kHz)

Output voltage 3 mv (1 khz, 50mm/sec, RMS)

Output balance Within 1 dB (1 kHz)

Dynamic Compliance 12x10cm-6/ dyne (100 Hz, horizontal / vertical)

Static Compliance 18x10cm-6/ dyne (optical)

Output impedance 2k Ω (1 kHz)

Load resistance 30k Ω ~ 250k Ω (Proper 47k Ω + 170 pf)

Dead weight 6.4g

Dimensions Width 14.8x Height 17x Depth 290 mm

Mounting Dimensions JIS and EIA standards

Exchange needle PN-330/II

<Others>

Attachment mechanism Anti-skating mechanism

Lateral balancer

Needle pressure direct reading weight

Arm height adjustment mechanism

Arm elevation mechanism

Head Shell Stand (Common Use for EP Adapter Receiver)

Strobe light lamp

Free stop hinge

Height Adjustable Insulator

Supply voltage 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz

Power consumption 5W

External dimensions Width 490x Height 185x Depth 390 mm

Weight 12kg

ATTENTION:

With small marks of use and the passage of time, Look carefully at the photos that show the real state of the article, We do not accept subsequent claims.

Compatible with :

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