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Peterbean Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 Pioneer made many stylish looking and great sounding turntables.Who here is using one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I have used a few over the years. This classic has stayed - Pioneer Exclusive P3. This was Japan's version of Lexus luxury division decades before. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surprisetech Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) Mine probably doesn't really qualify, but it is a Pioneer Direct Drive and it does sound very good. It's just a humble PL-200 which is reliable and still performs nicely. It resides in a genuine stylish Pioneer Hifi rack along with the A-447 Integrated and a number of other vintage Pioneer niceties. It was purchased because the mod required to provide 78RPM playback is simple and allows me to only have one TT in the mancave for playing the 78s while still doing a decent job with LPs. A slider switch is mounted discreetly just under the front to convert the 45RPM selection to 78. A Shure M44 cart +N44-3 stylus is used for the 78s. For LPs, I have an elliptical stylus for the M44, but the standard headshell mount means that changing over to one of my other carts is also nice & easy. Edited August 22 by surprisetech 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbean Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 On 21/8/2024 at 11:12 PM, metal beat said: I have used a few over the years. This classic has stayed - Pioneer Exclusive P3. This was Japan's version of Lexus luxury division decades before. Do you know anyone who can work on these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 1 hour ago, Peterbean said: Do you know anyone who can work on these? I had it serviced by Pioneer in Japan when I first bought it in 2009. Touch wood, it's never missed a beat in almost 15 years. The motor unit is sealed so you never have to change / top up oil. It is literally made to last a lifetime. That said, Chris Kimmel has worked on my SP10MK3 and the Pioneer P10 when I owned it. Chris even made his own IC circuit for the speed control as the original IT'S were no longer available. Very good technician considering he doesn't specialise in turntables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbean Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 10 hours ago, metal beat said: I had it serviced by Pioneer in Japan when I first bought it in 2009. Touch wood, it's never missed a beat in almost 15 years. The motor unit is sealed so you never have to change / top up oil. It is literally made to last a lifetime. That said, Chris Kimmel has worked on my SP10MK3 and the Pioneer P10 when I owned it. Chris even made his own IC circuit for the speed control as the original IT'S were no longer available. Very good technician considering he doesn't specialise in turntables. That’s good where is he located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbean Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 I neglected to post about mine, a Pioneer pl70ii, a scaled down version of the exclusive line with a similar tonearm. I bought mine on eBay from Japan. I have wanted one of these for years. It arrived a few weeks ago. Unfortunately it has had 2 problems. Speed issue fixed by local Japanese fellow. Next is the collet chuck on tonearm is not moving so I can’t adjust auto lift. The seller has been malingering about it and the Japanese guy is not wild about working on it. S 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 22 minutes ago, Peterbean said: That’s good where is he located? Croydon Park - Kimil Electronics - 0425 227 727 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbean Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 3 hours ago, metal beat said: Croydon Park - Kimil Electronics - 0425 227 727 Great ive got friends nearby in Croydon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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