Pioneer PL-12AC

The Pioneer PL-12AC is a manual turntable that was produced from around 1970 until 1975. It was part of Pioneer’s succession of PL-12 models during the early 1970’s. It was at the bottom of Pioneer’s …

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Pioneer PL-A45D

The Pioneer PL-A45D hit the market in 1974. It is a two speed, belt drive turntable and is basically Pioneer’s PL-12D but fully automatic. It retailed for $169.95 which was a fairly high price for …

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Technics SL-23

Technics introduced the SL-23 turntable around 1976 as one of their entry level models. It is a belt drive, semi-automatic table with a sophisticated, minimalist look. It performs very well for an entry level turntable …

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Pioneer PL-514

This two speed, belt drive Pioneer PL-514 turntable was introduced in 1977 and retailed for about $99. It had minimal features and was marketed more toward the budget conscious buyer. Still, it is a good …

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Technics SL-BD22

The Technics SL-BD22 is both and vintage and not-so-vintage turntable. It hung around for quite awhile before finally being discontinued. I believe it was on the market from around late 1985 up until about 2000. …

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Pioneer PL-41

This is one of Pioneer’s better contributions to the turntable market. Built in the late 60′ and early 70’s it’s the Pioneer PL-41. At the time it was their top of the line turntable. The …

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