Pioneer Elite PD-65 CD Player with Stable Platter Mechanism and Dual DACs

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General:
Pioneer Elite CD players are very sought after for their solid construction and their great performance.

The best part of the PD-65 is that it features the iconic "Pioneer Stable Platter mechanism". 

The stable platter mechanism requires you to place the CD upside down, then works its magic by spinning the CD while resting on the heavy platter rather than being raised up on a spindle. This eliminates disk resonance and sagging.

This particular unit will come with its original manual and remote. It sounded great in testing.

SkyFi Cosmetic Notes:
Some light marks on some surfaces. Overall very good condition.

From Pioneer:
• CD Stable platter Mechanism Realizes Stable Disc Playback
CD stable platter mechanism supports the disc over its entire surface to eliminate disc resonance and sagging. The turntable is driven by a large, powerful brushless Hall motor employing a thick shaft able to strongly withstand load variations and realize extremely stable playback.

• Legato Link Conversion
From the digital data recorded on the disc, this function extrapolates how the original sound sounded before it was recorded and reproduces it using a sophisticated digital processing system.

• Center Tray Design Expresses Quality, Pure Audio
Solid center tray design reflects the player's "pure audio" concept and accentuates the effect and resonance of the music.

• Pioneer's New 1-bit DLC (Direct Linear Conversion) with High- Speed & High-Density Pulse Flow D/A converter
The player employs aa high-performance 1-bit D/A converter to theoretically eliminate ail zero cross distortion. Moreover, an optimized noise shaper realizes a low distortion ratio for reproducing music with richness and purity.

• Rigid Multilayered Honeycomb Chassis Protects Against Vibrations
Multilayered honeycomb chassis consists of a steel chassis with superior shielding characteristics and a special plastic honeycomb base with superior vibration absorption characteristics. This construction provides strong, rigid support for mechanisms and circuit boards susceptible to the effects of sound pressure and vibrations, and helps to realize clean, distortion-free sound reproduction.

Brand Background:
Link to Pioneer Home Audio History

Ownership:
Second Owner

Connections:
RCA, Optical and Coaxial Digital, Captive Power cord

General Sound:
Smooth, uncolored, undistorted natural and clean

Working Condition:
Working perfectly and tested on our bench with both CD and DVD. RCA working as it should.

Included:
Unit, remote, manual, Pioneer "1995 Elite Home Theater A/V Product Guide" sales brochure, and power cord.

Packing:
Will be packed using our highly developed in-house process and custom packing materials.Specs:
Digital converter (DAC Chip):
2 x PULSEFLOW Pioneer PD2028B single-bit DACs

CD Mechanism:
PEA1030

Frequency response:
2 Hz to 20 kHz

Dynamic range:
98 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio:
111 dB

Channel separation:
107 dB

Total harmonic distortion:
0.002%

Line output:
2V
Dimensions:
18.11" W x 5.12" H x 14.17" D

Weight:
21 lbs.

Recommended Cables:
Kimber Kable - RCA Interconnects - Better

Kimber Kable - RCA Interconnects - Best

Kimber Kable - Coaxial Digital Interconnect

Kimber Kable - Optical Digital Interconnect

Testing Process:
We start with a visual inspection of all internal components to make sure that there are no signs of heat stress or damage. Capacitors are checked for telltale signs of predictive failure including bulging, shrunken wrappers, or physical leakage. We also inspect resistors and other passive components for signs of overheating. When the unit is first powered on we check the drawer mechanism function.

After the visual inspection we connect the CD Player RCA outputs to our Sencore PA81 Power Analyzer which simulates a real world input impedance and allows us to monitor the output on an oscilloscope. We start with a test CD with precision test signals to verify proper output on both channels. If the CD player has balanced outputs these are also tested at this time.

If this check passes, we move onto evaluation with actual music CDs. We listen for clicks, skips, and drops during playback. At this time we also check the transport functions including Play, Pause, Stop, Repeat Track, Next Track, Previous Track, Fast Forward, Rewind, and programming if applicable. If the unit has a remote control, all remote control functions are verified.

If the CD player is capable of SACD playback we test its ability to read SACD layers on multiple discs including standard and hybrid SACD's. At this time we also check the unit’s digital outputs where applicable. If SACD layers are being properly read we should see the digital outputs mute during playback. On redbook CD playback we verify that each digital output maintains proper lock on our bench DAC.

After bench testing is completed, CD players are set up for testing on our long term test rig. During extended testing we make sure that unit can play through several different discs from beginning to end with no skips or lockups.