Pioneer PLC-590 / XLC-1850 with SAEC WE-308 Tonearm.Ultra rare. Full refurbish

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Pioneer PLC-590 / XLC-1850 with SAEC WE-308 Tonearm.Ultra rare. Full refurbish

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I have for sale after long hesitation my beloved Pioneer PLC-590 / XLC-1850  turntable. This is the XLC 1850 which is the Japanese version, 100 V voltage. It is identical to the  PLC 590. I have included a mini step down auto-transformer. This converts any voltage to 100 Volts for this turntable. Sold one of these recently, please see the  feedback. Will be double packed and fully insured. In immaculate, as new condition.Please see working and demo:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hvep3DAwTU&t=25sThe refurbishment took place a two month ago, by hifi specialist. It has included stripping down the aluminum body, sandblasting and re powder coating. This is not spay painted.
Lacquer powder layer on the top!
Also all settings were done with stroboscope, fully re calibrated. Caps in the power source upgraded. 800 pounds worth of work.
http://www.thevintageknob.org/pioneer-PLC-590.htmlINCLUDED:XLC 1850 100Volts playerSEAC W308 toneram38 Watt auto-transformerJapaneses tonearm cable, POCC silver, custom made, hand made. Extreme quality. Cost 400 when new. 
The player is in perfect working order. It is an audio rarity. In exceptional condition. Technically as good as new!The body was completely disassembled, sandblasted and repainted with metallic powder paint.The knob board and buttons were also completely cleaned.For comparison You can get a wreck that doesnt work
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The player: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-PLC-590-with-Audiocraft-AC-300-MK2-Audio-Technica-AT450-mint/123903171117?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160908131621&meid=c399518f783e41d798e2e93d1252255b&pid=100678&rk=6&rkt=15&sd=333348989485&itm=123903171117&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100678.m3607&_trkparms=pageci%3A7092ca6a-e934-11e9-8696-74dbd180dd82%7Cparentrq%3Aa7963f2f16d0a4d27690b053fff2935a%7Ciid%3A1https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123832573036https://www.vinylengine.com/library/pioneer/plc-590.shtmlhttps://www.ebay.ie/itm/111737908212Routinely sells over 1500 +. https://www.ukaudiomart.com/details/649204510-pioneer-plc590-turntable/https://www.kijiji.ca/v-stereo-systems-home-theatre/mississauga-peel-region/pioneer-xlc-1850-high-end-direct-drive-turntable/1426356383Part of the Series 20, albeit without bearing a similar codename, the PLC-590 isn’t an Exclusive P3, an Onkyo PX-100M or even a Sony TTS-8000 but worth every audiophiliac’s ears just the same.Not as elegant as a PL-1800 but close enough, too.Bar the MU-1800 drive (a plinth-less PL-1800), the PLC-590 is the only Pioneer vinyl spinner sold without a homebrew tonearm. The PA-5000 was however present for those willing to have a fully-Pioneer turntable ; it was and still is unfortunately very rare.The more common PA-1000 was only sold optionally with the PLC-590 ; although the PA-5000 was a PA-5000 worldwide, in Japan the PL-C590 was released under the XLC-1850 name.The meter is for speed adjustment control ; it shuts itself off if the Quartz Lock function is on. A 3.072MHz Quartz oscillator signal is down-scaled to 6Khz and then to 300Hz for 45rpm or 222Hz for 33 1/3rpm speed reference. Pitch tweaking is availabvle within 6%.Electronic braking done by reversing the polarity of the motor ; the fairly big power transformer is mounted “floating”. There is no stroboscope : rare for a 1970s direct-drive LP spinner but forshadowing the early 1980s trend… The motor itself is a brushless DC DD with a PLL loop and three Hall elements.The base is made of 4mm diecast aluminium with 24 ribs placed with computer-analysis to avoid resonances ; resonance-resistant materials are used for the bottom plate while the feet combine rubber and die-cast solid parts to elevate the howling margin by 3dB.If Pioneer made a lot of noise about the Series 20 in Japan, the indirectly attached PLC-590 and PA-5000 were kept in the shadows and are now all but remembered.Outside Japan is another story :)Motor : Quartz PLL brushless with 3 Hall elementsDrive : Direct DriveSpeeds : 33 1/3 & 45rpmPlatter : 32cm aluminium Die-CastNoise floor : 75dB (DIN B)Load fluctuation : 0% up to 120gWow&flutter : 0,035% (DIN) 0,025% (WRMS)Startup time : 1/2 rotation (33rpm)Platter inertial mass : 350kg / cm2Dimensions : 49 x 18,5 x 40,6cmWeight : 14,5kg.Recommended tonearms : Pioneer Dynamic Absorber PA-5000 or SME Series IIIFeatures : bipolar ICs in the switching sectionMOS ICs in the control section
6 ICs ; 26 transistors ; 13 diodes ; 3 Hall elementsThe tonearm:https://www.vinylengine.com/library/saec/we-308.shtmlhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174084120206https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174063267738https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333363778458 (one above this)The SAEC WE-308 is designed to offer the new reference standard of tone arm engineering for the serious audiophile.The Audio Engineering’s remarkable approach toward the perfection of disc sound is crystallized in the WE-308’s unique construction, the Double Knife Edge.This newer construction covers up disadvantages of conventional knife edge type tone arms.The Double Knife Edge provides the lowest friction level and highest sensitive movement of the tone arm ever achieved.Therefore, the WE-308 with any advanced cartridge tracks the record groove with less distortion than ever and reproduces clear directionality, pinpoint placement of instruments and phenomenal cleanness of the disc sound.SpecificationsType: double knife edge typeOverall length: 329mmEffective length: 240mmOverhang: 5mmTracking error: zero degrees at inner most groove on most recordsTracking force: 0 to 2gInside force canceller: string typeHeadshell: 7.3gMounting board: 2.5 to 35mm thickElevation: oil piston elevatorThe unit is in exceptionally clean and perfect working order.  https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?33695-Pioneer-PLC-590Local pickup preferred. But will be well packed and fully insured for the shipping. The tonearm will be in extra box. 
This is the Japaneses 100 V unit. The transformer is quite special and has lots and lots of soundproofing around it so it’s not replaceable with commercial ones, you need a 100 V step down. (Not 110/120!)People agree that from here the only step above: is pioneer exclusive P10 os P3.Head-shell/ cartridge not included

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