Pioneer PL-7 Direct Drive Turntable Turntable Guy

From top to toe, the PL-7 is replete with features only Pioneer can provide — like the PG low-mass straight tone arm, the Stable Hanging Rotor DC motor, a Quartz-PLL servo system, and much more.

Starting from the bottom, the PL-7’s base is a design we call Coaxial Suspension. It's an effective safeguard against mistracking and (in the worst cases) audible howling caused by acoustic feedback.

The arm and motor are isolated via spring-loaded rubber insulators from the cabinet. This Pioneer design shuts out floor- and air-borne vibrations completely. The significance of Coaxial
Suspension is best shown by the remarkable signal-to-noise ratio of the PL-7 — no less than 78dB!

Moving inside the PL-7, you'll discover the elaborate platter rotation system that provides constant speed accuracy. Central to this system is Pioneer's coreless DC motor. It forgoes slots, resulting in smooth, cog-free rotation. Brushes are replaced by semiconductor Hall elements for noiseless,