Chinon Audio Reflex PL25??

butterwince New member Username: Butterwince Edinburgh Post Number: 3 Registered: May-06	Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 13:35 GMT Rescued this from the bin this morning because I thought it looked half decent but I can't find ANYTHING about it on the internet. http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/edinbud/Chinon_audio_reflex1.jpg http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/edinbud/Chinon_audio_reflex2.jpg http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/edinbud/Chinon_audio_reflex3.jpg Anyone know anything about it? Better off in landfill?! Thanks
Hc Silver Member Username: Ustaad_hc Post Number: 631 Registered: Oct-06	Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 05:07 GMT
Jan Vigne Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne Dallas, TX Post Number: 12698 Registered: May-04	Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 21:28 GMT . It looks like a rebadged Pioneer. Look up a Pioneer PL-12D. The whole Pioneer line looked very similar at that point and features set the models apart. Is this a semi- or fully automatic table? And to answer your question, if it is a rebadged Pioneer, it is at the bottom of what would be considered acceptable for its time period. A Thorens, Dual, BIC or Philips table would have easily outperformerd it. A manual AR table would have been much better for about the same amount of cash. The PL-12D sold for about $69 in 1975 and got discounted lower than that on a frequent basis. That arm won't take much in the way of cartridges. .