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Description
The Pioneer PL-570 is a 2-speed, direct-driven, integrated turntable system.
Features include a Warren motor for automatic functions, anti-skating force control, lateral balancer, stylus pressure direct-readout counterweight, arm height adjusting device, cueing device, headshell stand, strobe light, insulator feet and free stop hinges.
Specifications
Type: direct drive
Motor: quartz PLL Hall motor
Platter: 324mm aluminium alloy diecast
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Speed control range: +-6%
Wow and flutter: 0.025%
Rumble: 70dB
Tonearm: static-balanced type, s-shaped pipe arm
Effective length: 237mm
Overhang: 15mm
Cartridge weight range: 4 to 13.5g
Dimensions: 490 x 390 x 200mm
Weight: 13.5kg
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service manual (PXM-049) - RTM
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Comments
Different PIONEER PL-570 TURNTABLE'S??
I just bought a PL570 turntable from eBay and it doesn't look like the one pictured here. My turntable does say PL 570 on it. Just wondering if they put out different turntables with the same model number. Maybe different years of the same model look different? Curious.
PL 570
Yep. There were two Pl 570's. The one from the late 70's was one of the best Pioneer turntables they made while the other one was from around the 80's sometime. Less desirable then the woodbase one from the 70's. Just my $.02 worth.
PL-570 differences
Weird that Pioneer would recycle model numbers. What's the difference between the two, other than cosmetics?
PL-570
The original PL-570 was a top-model for the time and continues to be a desired model that retails for $200 or more, depending upon condition. It's a large turntable with quartz-lock speed control and a very heavy MDF base that's makes it much less prone to feedback than most lesser direct-drive models.
The newer PL-570 is a mostly plastic model that uses a lower spec motor and a shorter tonearm. It's platter and plinth are considerably lighter. The electronics are less sophisticated. It is a decent turntable, for sure, but its overall performance is far below that of the original model.
I don't know why, other than to cause confusion, that Pioneer chose to recycle model numbers for essentially dissimilar models.
Different PIONEER PL-570 TURNTABLE'S??
I know that my PL-560 turntable that I bought new in 1979 is a different model than the one named PL-560 that was sold in the mid-80's. You are likely seeing the same issue with the 570.