Re: Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance

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In Reply to: Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance posted by Munkie_NL on October 8, 2006 at 03:20:44:

You can still download the manual for the PL-12D at vinyl engine and it has very good instructions, including images, of how to adjust the lateral balance. You want to have the balancing weight 10-15 mm. from the end of the post (the left side "end" of the post it is hanging on). I think that it worked best right in the middle of that range so I adjusted for 12.5 mm right in the centre of the weight from the end of the post.
Also, if you have the weight hanging "straight" down and you adjust and tighten when the arm is in the rest position, when the record plays, the weight will not be hanging straight but will be off kilter. Don't know whether it makes any huge difference, but it made sense to me to adjust the weight to hang straight down while a record is being played; to do that I ended up measuring and tightening with the arm about half way through a record with the table unplugged to get that weight hanging straight down while the record plays.
For VTA, reelsmith's (I think that's who-hope I've given credit to the right person) recent suggestion to place 1 or 2 beater records (no warps obviously) under the mat worked much better for me than "double matting" which seemed to impart a kind of diffuse and unfocused sound. Try out a record or two under the mat for VTA. It really worked well for me and made a huge difference.
I still can't believe how good this table sounds with an AT 120E in a system I set up for my son recently, and I still have to follow your instructions on removing the bottom etc. Not "the last word" of course, but very satisfying nonetheless and, as you pointed out, great with rock which is what he's playing on it.

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Topic - Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance - Munkie_NL 03:20:44 10/08/06 (6)

Don't know if it is the same or not but here is how SME's adjust. - tubesforever 08:05:27 10/08/06 (0)

Maybe.... - Mark Kelly 05:08:54 10/08/06 (0)

Re: Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance - blake 04:58:37 10/08/06 (3)

Re: Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance - Munkie_NL 10:35:36 10/08/06 (2)

Bottom plate question.... - blake 12:16:28 10/08/06 (1)

Re: Bottom plate question.... - Munkie_NL 02:45:22 10/09/06 (0)

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Re: Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance - blake 04:58:37 10/08/06 (3)

Re: Pioneer Pl-12D lateral balance - Munkie_NL 10:35:36 10/08/06 (2)

Bottom plate question.... - blake 12:16:28 10/08/06 (1)

Re: Bottom plate question.... - Munkie_NL 02:45:22 10/09/06 (0)

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