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A Japanese turntable from the first half of the 1980s, dating from a period when Japanese-made electronics still played a decisive role in the high-end Hi-Fi sector and set the standard for technical innovation and build quality. Within that industrial and cultural context, this model stood out as the embodiment of a mature and well-considered design, focused on maximum precision and consistent performance.
The turntable employed a direct-drive system with a quartz-controlled servomotor, a solution which, at the time, guaranteed extremely high rotational precision and speed stability considered unrivalled compared to traditional systems. This technical choice reflected the desire to eliminate the mechanical variables typical of intermediate drive systems, entrusting control of the rotation to a stable electronic reference.
The tonearm was made of carbon fibre and featured the exclusive DRA (Dynamic Resonance Adsorber) system, designed to control structural resonances, and was equipped with anti-skating adjustment, a feature that demonstrated the design focus on the correct dynamic balance of the tonearm-cartridge assembly.
It was a fully automatic turntable: one simply had to select the speed and record size and press start. The rest was handled by the system, with the motorised tonearm lifting and moving to the correct starting point on the record. At the end of playback, the tonearm automatically returned to its resting position, unless the ‘repeat’ function was activated, which returned it to the start of the record for an indefinite number of cycles or until the stop button was pressed. This advanced automation represented one of the most striking expressions of the technological evolution of those years.
The fact that it was an automatic turntable did not, however, preclude the possibility of manual operation. At the time, it was in fact possible to lift the tonearm and move it towards the centre of the record to activate the motor, maintaining a certain degree of operational freedom even within a design strongly oriented towards automation.
This example has been fully refurbished and is now in excellent condition. The overall appearance is well-maintained and consistent with the age of the item; a few marks here and there are naturally present, given that this is an item with several decades behind it, features which confirm its historical authenticity without compromising its overall visual impact.
It comes complete with an original PC 5MC MC cartridge and a copy of the user manual in English. The manual relates to the higher-end PL-707 model, but is practically identical in terms of design and functions, with the exception of the VTA adjustment feature, making it nonetheless a coherent and relevant piece of historical documentation.
