West German precision by PE is a greater value than greater.
West Germany's craftsmen have a well-earned reputation for building turntables with superb engineering, costly materials, careful manufacturing and clean functional design.
Music lovers have known this for years, and as a result, West German turntables are more popular than any other, although they are not inexpensive.
Except for PE, whose prices begin at little more than those of ordinary record changers.
At $109.95, the PE 3044 has a low-mass counterbalanced tonearm that can track flawlessly at as low as 1.5 grams.
And it offers such precision features as variable pitch control and cue control viscous damped in both directions.
Furthermore, each of the higher priced PE models offers additional precision features that make it highly competitive in its respective price class.
For example:
The 3046 and 3048 offer die cast, dynamically-balanced platters; rotating single-play spindles; and separate anti-skating scales for different stylus types.
As for the top of the line, the 3060, Hirsch-Houck Labs reported in Stereo Review: "The performance of the PE 3060 belongs in the top rank of automatic turntables!" To appreciate PE turntables in terms of performance, visit your authorized PE dealer and compare them with others priced well above them. You'll see what makes each PE the best automatic turntable at its price and the best value.
PE 3044. $109.95
PE 3046. $149.95
PE 3060. $199.95
PE 3048. $169.95
PE Impro Industries, Inc.. 120 Hartford Ave. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553
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(High Fidelity, Apr. 1975)
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