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Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Very, very nice! Enjoy it. 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Sonofjim:I actually think the TT on Hifido is a P3 plinth with P3a arm.. you can read on the vintageknob about the differences between the two, which are marginal btw..Pioneer has its own servicecenter in Japan which still services all their highe... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Jaspert:It's the P3a with the minor blemish on the base-foot? It looks quite allright, bigger issue to me should be the fact that the rubber mat is missing, but shurely you should be able to find a suitable replacement.. I was offered that one as ... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Unfortanetly I cant comment on any of the other high-end turntables bespoken here above.. the P3 is the only one I have/heard.Today I have been playing around with the setup of the P3: I fitted the Pioneer PC-1000II cartridge onto the straight ton... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Jaspert:Congrats on getting the P3! you will never regret it. was it from Yahoo? Let us know how you like it. Did it came with both the straigt and the S-shape tonearm?Results on the A\B testing as soon as i get my 2'nd M3 back from some minor rep... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
T_bone:My initial plan was to get the tuner rebuild for Euro bandwidth.. I got the Japanese servicemanual etc. And thought I found a tech who could do it, but after studying the servicemanual he told me he is afraid he can't get it right, he finds... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
I had a huge stepdown transformer build to power both my exclusive P3 and F3, which are both Japanese domestic 100 volts units.. the F3 tuner is a story on itself, since it also has a bandwidh of 76 to 90 mhz, instead of 88 to 108.. However: every... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Hi Jaspert,I actually bought the P3 in Japan and got it shipped... Finding it outside of Japan is next to impossible.I like the C3 alot: the onboard phono stage sound very nice to me; quite neutral, but with a bit warmth in it.. just enough.. I ac... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
T Bone,Thanks for the reply. Forgive me with being so ignorant: But I suppose you are talking about the damping when you say "2-4 using the S-armpipe"??And Downunder: Yes, I think I will indeed this TT for many more years. Especially since it was ... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Hi there, well I found it all out:I was wrong in my first mail: I ment to note the dial on the right side: this is for adjusting the tracking force.. Now I got it all adjusted in the right way.I have the AT-150mlx cart on it with a tracking force ... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Hello Downunder,Just like you I have been able to pick up the elusive P3.. I just got it about three days ago. I need some help adjusting it in the right way, since I can't make up anything out of the manual.. Can you tell me what the adjustment k...