Luxman PD-444 (c. 1980)

Not much is documented about the Luxman PD-444. The archive's file on it is one period equipment listing, and that survives only as a messy OCR pass through a multi-column magazine table.

Here is what the record shows. High Fidelity (1980, p.114) carried a spec entry that puts the PD-444 in Luxman's PD turntable family as a direct-drive, two-speed deck - 33⅓ and 45 rpm - driven by a four-pole synchronous motor. It measures about 6½ by 26¼ by 15¼ inches and weighs 56 lbs 2 oz. The same page also lists rumble and wow/flutter figures, but the scan jumbles together the columns of several turntables, so those numbers can't be assigned to the PD-444 with any honesty.

Nothing else has surfaced: no original price, no print review, no production dates. The "PD" prefix ties it to the same line as the better-known PD-121, PD-270, PD-290, and PD-441.

Known from the High Fidelity listing:

• Direct-drive turntable
• Speeds: 33⅓ and 45 rpm
• Four-pole synchronous motor
• Approx. 6½″ H × 26¼″ W × 15¼″ D; 56 lbs 2 oz

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LUXMAN PD-444 Quartz DD Turntable Record Player 1977

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