Pioneer DJ Direct Drive DJ Turntable, 10.80 x 18.60 x 22.30 (PLX-1000)

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The handling of the Pioneer PLX-1000 convinces without a doubt. The turntable not only looks almost exactly like a Technics 1210 MK2, but it also makes almost the same haptic impression. The platter is a solid piece of aluminium, of course with a marking for the strobe light on the side. The underside of the platter is rubberized, although admittedly I don’t understand the point of this layer because it doesn’t touch any other components of the player. It is embedded and therefore only looks out of the surface with the top. Once lifted off, the PLX-1000 gives you a glimpse of the powerful 3-phase DC motor.

Turntable, turntable sheet, slip mat, slip sheet, dust cover, head shell, balance weight, sub weight, head shell, shell weight, adapter for EP record, power cord, audio cable, ground wire, operating instructions

So, turn the engine on and go. A 3-phase DC motor with an electronic brake ensures a brisk drive. A torque of 4.5 kg/cm is absolutely contemporary and puts a Technics 1210 in the shade. The starting time from 0 to 33 1/3 RPM is a mere 0.3 seconds and the motor masters that without any problems. If you try to stop these by hand, you can’t really keep up. After a few tries, however, it becomes clear, with a certain generosity of course, that the start time is less than 0.4 seconds and the stop time around 0.4 seconds. If you want innovative performance features, look elsewhere. But if you want a new turntable which is as close to the Technics 1200 as possible, the PLX-1000 is the one. As for regular DJs, should you buy the PLX? If you already have a pair of Technics (or Super OEMs) that you are happy with, then no, you shouldn’t. It’s not like you’ll practice at home on those, then play at a club with PLXs and get thrown off your game. You’ll be just fine. And there are really no features (save for the expanded pitch range options) which will make any difference to your sets. Almost all other LEDs are also blue, be it the strobe light or the three displays for the pitch range. First to the strobe and thus also to the on-off switch of the turntable. This is located on the aluminum housing in a very classic way but is not recessed but minimally “rounded” on the sides. To round it off, the word doesn’t quite fit, after all, the outer area of ​​the switch is a little jagged and therefore easier to grip. However, it takes a little force to operate the switch, very good, it prevents the switch from being accidentally activated when scratching. I got the PLX for deep focused listening to my records just below medium levels. Wow & Flutter on the PLX-1000 is like ten times lower than some brands in this same price range and I can hear the difference. Wow & Flutter should not be such a distraction that you have to try to ignore it just to get to the music consciously or subconsciously.

I'm using the Ortofon Omega Consumer Stylus OMG! you can't beat it for what it does and a great value.Enough written about looks and functions, let the Pioneer PLX-1000 show what it can do. Since its functions were kept very classic, it can’t do a lot, but hopefully very well. Functions & Adjustment With the PLX-1000 I would dare this experiment and according to my personal impression, it could work well. The PLX-1000 is solidly built, well-decoupled, and of high quality. I mean I feel like I'm dang near playing my records with an analog precision musical instrument tool.