Pioneer Vs. Technics..
- Thread starter jleon92f
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
I like the Technics motor better on DD than any other motor for durability. Tonearms on the Pioneer is a tad better on most common models. Wood was phased out due to cost issues later on. One of the first signs of economizing on our beloved classics. Pioneer for me made better belt drive models than the Technics. I love both makes overall in better models.
550, too. That is vinyl covered particle board. Though, heck, my VPI is one giant slab of HDF or MDF so that's not necessarily bad. The aluminum/plastic/whatever PL-630, IMHO, sounds better than my PL-570. The SL-1200 sounds better than the 570, too, in my opinion. I kind of prefer the PL-630 to the 1200, but have never done a head to head comparison. But the 1200 feels more solid.
jleon92f
Addicted Member
I am starting to lean more towards Pioneer TT's lately. I like the way they are made and what they are made from.
PL-550, PL-518..
SL-1700, SL-1301..
They are a little more Vintage ..The wood sounds better IMO.
Thanks,
John.
OK, I am checking my 1st statement...
Simulated wood material kind of soaks up or dampens the vibrations.
The metal has a ringing effect I noticed. I will try and spray something on it to dampen the sound.
Could just be because I finished (2) Pioneers back to back...:scratch2:
Thanks,
John.
OK, I am checking my 1st statement...
Simulated wood material kind of soaks up or dampens the vibrations.
The metal has a ringing effect I noticed. I will try and spray something on it to dampen the sound.
Could just be because I finished (2) Pioneers back to back...:scratch2:
Thanks,
John.
I have a roll of Dynamat sitting here that I might apply in certain areas of my PL-630. A heavy copper/wood/polycarbonate platter mat from TTweights helped, too.
OK, I am checking my 1st statement...
Simulated wood material kind of soaks up or dampens the vibrations.
The metal has a ringing effect I noticed. I will try and spray something on it to dampen the sound.
Could just be because I finished (2) Pioneers back to back...:scratch2:
Thanks,
John.
There's a reason the vast majority of speakers are built from MDF (or some similar sort of substance) instead of wood: as you suggest, it dampens vibration very effectively.
I do have a question, though... how loud are you listening to music if you're hearing mechanical feedback transduced from the audio waves back through your system to produce a ringing sound? Or is your turntable sitting on top of your speaker?
Balifly
Listening
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
It is " simulated wood ".
Remember Tang? "Reconstituted orange juice"?
MDF/HDF/particle board is "reconstituted wood"!
John
jleon92f
Addicted Member
I don't play it very loud, the sound I am referring to is when you tap on the surfaces of each, there is a different sound. I don't have any acoustical feedback problems yet.
Thanks,
John.
Parnelly
Well-Known Member
My two main tables are a pioneer pl-71 and a technics sl 220. I like both tables for different reasons. The pioneer being the much better table of the two see's less use. I as well enjoy the look of the wooden pioneer. Its weight and suspension make it a much quieter table then the technics which seems to really take shock.
I currently have a vintage Technics SL-3200 I purchased used around 12 years ago, that I dearly love. I had a Pioneer Turntable I purchased new in 1976 (I forget which model number, and am striving to remember, as well as exactly which Empire cartridge was installed), that was stolen with all my audio gear (and other things) from my home in the Fall of '77, while my entire family was attending a HS football game. I dearly loved the Pioneer as well. Therefore, in my case, the question of Pioneer vs. Technics, results in a tie. ;^)