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Vintage Pioneer PL-12D Turntable Record Player. Comes with a new belt and Shure Cartridge. You will need a new needle. Worked just fine till the needle ran out. Also the dust cover hinges don’t keep the dust cover up by itself. May need some fighting or adjusting. Or possible the springs replaced. Shows some signs of use/age. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Record Players”. The seller is “*why_not*” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Brand: Pioneer
• Model: PL-12D
• MPN: PL-12D
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

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Pioneer PL-12D Turntable/Record Player. Please note – Full working but need stylus. Visible scratches on the lid. The item “Pioneer PL-12D Turntable/Record Player Early 1980’s Made in Japan” is in sale since Thursday, June 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Record Players/Turntables”. The seller is “kamivin-sport” and is located in Colchester. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El salvador, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Russian federation.

• Model: PL-120
• Brand: Pioneer

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Pioneer PL-12 D II MKII MK2 RETRO VINTAGE 1970’S RECORD PLAYER / TURNTABLE coming with original BOX! Sell include vintage cartridge/stylus! This machine almost single-handedly re-wrote the book on what a fine audiophile turntable should at minimum be. It is belt drive, on a sturdy chassis, with full suspension all requirements to at minimum lay claim to at least being audiophile standard. Switched on and turntable rotate, change of speed between 33 and 45 make it run faster but this was only test done. Plastic cover have some scratches on top. I have added additional photos so these can be seen better. Please read description carefully. Cash on collection is also accepted. The item “Pioneer PL-12D II MKII MK2 VINTAGE RECORD PLAYER / TURNTABLE, BOX, CART/STYLUS” is in sale since Monday, September 7, 2020. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Record Players/Turntables”. The seller is “tech_fen” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Audio Outputs: Stereo L/R RCA
• Model: PL-12DII
• Colour: Brown
• Custom Bundle: No
• Unit Quantity: 1
• Type: Record Player
• Speed Settings: 33.3RPM
• Features: Belt Drive
• Brand: Pioneer
• Manufacturer Warranty: None

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You are looking at a lovely PIONEER PL-12D turntable. All premium listings have been fully serviced and checked thoroughly for performance and function and come with a full 1 year guarantee (conditions apply). Lovely Popular classic audiophile turntable from 1972 to 1976. Features belt drive, speeds for 45 & 33 rpm. The S shaped arm is a delight to use, very smooth operator with no detectable play etc. The lid and its hinge is very well engineered, as is most of the record deck. The Zinc alloy platter weighs in at 2kg. The cartridge is a brand new carbon fibre cantilever AUDIO TECHNICA AT-3600L moving magnet. Motor: 4-pole synchronous motor. Speeds: 33 and 45rpm. Speed accuracy: 1.0% or less. Wow and flutter: 0.1% WRMS. Platter: 30cm aluminium alloy. Dimensions: 430 x 160.5 x 349mm. I have serviced the bearing and fitted a brand new belt, new phono plugs and cartridge as previously mentioned. 110/130-220/240v Made in Japan. Currently set for 220-240 volt operation. Its in great working order & in lovely condition some very light marks on the lid. 9.5 out of 10. Comes packed in its original box with the owners manual and with all leads. Please note as usual with any vintage turntable you will need an amplifier with a Phono input stage built in. Of course can be used with an external phono stage. If your not sure please get in touch with me. I cannot accept a return if this error is made. Please see my other auctions for all things Hi-Fi. Is rated at 9.5 out of 10 Appraisal report. Some of the items i sell are nearly 30 years old however i will judge the items i sell based on a new bought item today, this is based on my opinion but i will be as accurate as possible. 10 out of 10 Brand new un opened and sealed MINT immaculate 9.5 out of 10 Opened packaging but looks as new, X demo, unwanted gift, customer return Superb condition 9 out of 10 Very tidy, clean, no wear but slight polishing marks or one mark on item. Packaging has some wear. Some wear and tear, scratches and some marks fully working 5 out of 10 OK condition fully working, moderate marks and scratches all round the item. 4 out of 10 Fully working but in poor condition, lots of wear, marks and scratches. 3 out of 10 Not working but in good condition, worth repairing 2 out of 10 For spares or repairs, poor condition but could be made good. 1 out of 10 Scrap for parts only. Not working and very untidy. Please ask for a quotation. Please pay within 4 days of winning the item. The item “PIONEER PL-12D vintage Belt drive record player turntable NEW AT cartridge JAPAN” is in sale since Monday, February 11, 2019. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Record Players/Turntables”. The seller is “classic-sounds” and is located in Romsey. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia.

• Model: PL-12D
• Colour: Brown
• Speed Settings: 33.3RPM
• Brand: Pioneer
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Drive Type: Belt Drive
• Audio Outputs: Stereo L/R RCA
• Pitch Control: Without Pitch Control

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You are looking at a lovely PIONEER PL-12D turntable. All premium listings have been fully serviced and checked thoroughly for performance and function and come with a full 1 year guarantee (conditions apply). Lovely Popular classic audiophile turntable from 1972 to 1976. Features belt drive, speeds for 45 & 33 rpm. The S shaped arm is a delight to use, very smooth operator with no detectable play etc. The lid and its hinge is very well engineered, as is most of the record deck. The Zinc alloy platter weighs in at 2kg. The cartridge is an excellent SHURE M75ED Type II moving magnet with a very good stylus. Motor: 4-pole synchronous motor. Speeds: 33 and 45rpm. Speed accuracy: 1.0% or less. Wow and flutter: 0.1% WRMS. Platter: 30cm aluminium alloy. Dimensions: 430 x 160.5 x 349mm. I have serviced the bearing and fitted a brand new belt. 110/130-220/240v Made in Japan. Currently set for 220-240 volt operation. Its in great working order & in lovely condition some very light marks on the lid. 9.5 out of 10. Comes packed in its original box with the owners manual and with all leads. Please note as usual with any vintage turntable you will need an amplifier with a Phono input stage built in. Of course can be used with an external phono stage. If your not sure please get in touch with me. I cannot accept a return if this error is made. Please see my other auctions for all things Hi-Fi. Is rated at 9.5 out of 10 Appraisal report. Some of the items i sell are nearly 30 years old however i will judge the items i sell based on a new bought item today, this is based on my opinion but i will be as accurate as possible. 10 out of 10 Brand new un opened and sealed MINT immaculate 9.5 out of 10 Opened packaging but looks as new, X demo, unwanted gift, customer return Superb condition 9 out of 10 Very tidy, clean, no wear but slight polishing marks or one mark on item. Packaging has some wear. Some wear and tear, scratches and some marks fully working 5 out of 10 OK condition fully working, moderate marks and scratches all round the item. 4 out of 10 Fully working but in poor condition, lots of wear, marks and scratches. 3 out of 10 Not working but in good condition, worth repairing 2 out of 10 For spares or repairs, poor condition but could be made good. 1 out of 10 Scrap for parts only. Not working and very untidy. Please ask for a quotation. Please pay within 4 days of winning the item. The item “PIONEER PL-12D vintage Belt drive record player turntable SHURE M75ED cart JAPAN” is in sale since Sunday, January 13, 2019. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Record Players/Turntables”. The seller is “classic-sounds” and is located in Romsey. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia.

• Model: PL-12D
• Colour: Brown
• Speed Settings: 33.3RPM
• Brand: Pioneer
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Drive Type: Belt Drive
• Audio Outputs: Stereo L/R RCA
• Pitch Control: Without Pitch Control

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You are purchasing a Pioneer PL-12D stereo vintage turntable record player boxed superb 2. This is an original MK1 version of this fantastic turntable, which dates from early to mid 1970’s and comes in the original box and packaging as shown – tested and fully working. This is fitted with a Shure M75EJ Type 2 cartridge & EJ T2 stylus in good condition in the original Pioneer headshell. This comes with original instruction manual. This plays at both 45 & 33 RPM. This is in a used but good condition for its age (around 45) with some minor surface marks if you look for them, dust cover is also in good condition. Please note as usual with any vintage turntable you will need an amplifier with a Phono input stage built in – it can be used with an external phono stage either. This will not work independantly without the use of an appropriate amplifier and speakers. This is fitted currently with the original Pioneer 2 pin plug, so you can either use in a plug adaptor or simply cut off and fit a standard 3 pin plug if required. This works on standard 240v as well as 110v for overseas buyers when selector switch is changed. One unlikely success story that stands out from this period was the Pioneer PL-12D. This deck, certainly looking the part with its wood grain effect plinth, and sleek design, turned out to be a big hit, I think everyone looking for a reasonably priced deck with excellent specification at that time, had one, (myself included), they were everywhere! The PL-12D, is a belt drive system with an aluminium one piece platter, which comes with a choice of two speeds, 33 and 45 rpm; a manual action’S’ shaped tone arm, a SME style screw-on headshell and a detachable Perspex lid. Though the’Anti- vibration sprung floating chassis’ was one piece on which the platter spindle and the tone arm are fixed, it actually produces excellent results and was usually paired off with the Shure M75 range of cartridges. Another novel feature was an’over-hang checker’, a marker device that can be pulled up under the stylus, serving as a guide to the position the cartridge in the headshell. The motor is suspended under the chassis and is seated on an arrangement of rubber insulators that ensure that there is no metal-to-metal contact between them. The Pioneer PL-12D was indeed a good choice of deck, which produced excellent results, and proved to be a very reliable robust record deck. Cash on Collection is fine to save on P&P if you prefer. Large and bulky / heavy items. Items that are too large or heavy to send via standard courier and are listed as collection only can be in most cases put on a pallet if you wish to arrange a courier to collect or can be collected by a personal courier service (man with a van), or I may be able to deliver personally if the item can be fitted into my car – by prior arrangement. If you are collecting in person – cash on collection preferred please. ALL items I sell can be collected from me to save on postal costs. I use a courier service (usually UPS) to send my items, which is normally a next day service, but can be up to a 48 hour service (for mainland UK) or for lighter weight, lower value items I normally send via Hermes, which is a 2-5 day service. Please note – UPS deliveries are on a weekday (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm) & Hermes deliveries can be on any day of the week up to 9pm. You are most welcome to send your own courier to collect if you wish, as long as it is a tracked & signed for service. The item “Pioneer PL-12D stereo vintage turntable record player boxed superb 2″ is in sale since Sunday, December 9, 2018. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Record Players/Turntables”. The seller is “randydave” and is located in Stanley, Durham. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand.

• Brand: Pioneer
• Model: PL12-D
• MPN: PL12-D

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Ortofon VMS 20 EO MKII Cartridge. The dustcover is not original – supplied as an extra, without hinges. Specifications by Vinyl Engine. The PL-12D motor drives the platter not via a system of trouble prone idlers but via the tried and true Pioneer belt transmission, shutting out motor vibrations and rumble while improving the overall signal to noise ratio. The belt, made of a durable polyurethane, resists temperature changes as well as ageing remarkably well. The 4-pole synchronous motor features highly accurate and stable speed and revolves with practically no vibrations. Stability is further improved by the fine machining of the zinc-alloy platter. To keep the stylus tracking perfectly along the centre of the record groove, a specially developed spring activated anti-skating device is provided – it’s effect is to guarantee fine channel separation when playing stereo records. The lightweight and light tracking tonearm is shaped for almost perfect geometry and minimum tracking error. What’s more, it is equipped with an absolute lateral balance weight so that vertical stylus movement will not lead to lateral unbalances. With it’s dark brown, walnut finished base and balanced black-silver colours, the PL-12D looks like the precision instrument it is. Motor: 4-pole synchronous motor. Speeds: 33 and 45rpm. Speed accuracy: 1.0% or less. Wow and flutter: 0.1% WRMS. Platter: 30cm aluminium alloy. Dimensions: 430 x 160.5 x 349mm. Powers up, turns and reproduces sounds but the tonearm weight/balance needs some adjusting. Excellent aesthetically (excluding the dustcover), with minor marks to plinth. Please review all pictures carefully. We list this item for spares or repairs given the sound issue. The item “Pioneer PL-12D Turntable Record Player JAPAN Ortofon 20 E MKII cartridge” is in sale since Monday, January 01, 2018. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Record Players/Turntables”. The seller is “ned_scrumpos_emporium” and is located in Portsmouth, Hampshire. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Switzerland.

• Brand: Pioneer
• Model: PL-12D
• Drive Type: Belt Drive
• Audio Outputs: Stereo L/R RCA
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Speed Settings: 33.3RPM
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

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