I startet collecting Pioneers many years ago. Finally I had almost every top of the line component of the 70th.
Then I landed at Pioneer Exclusive. Since some years my system is completed and did not change. That is the main reason, why I am not active in forums anymore.
But both @Dr...
For me C3a was not interesting, and I never bought one.
Because C3a was only sold in Japan, there exist only the 100 Volt Version.
C3 was sold worldwide, so I have a 220 Volt Version for Europa.
As I use no MC Cartridges, just MM, the Phono Stage is also fine for me.
After long years I could meet @Dr.Strangelove in Stuttgart Germany for the first time.
Very nice to have this historical PIONEER meeting. :D
It was a great pleasure for me to talk with him about Pioneer Vintage and other passions.
See you :bowdown:
Now it comes to speed very fastly and is working very silent.
But it cannot keep it´s speed and is getting slower and slower after some minutes.
I think the grey triple-cap is over.
Does somebody know, where can I get replacement for that?
Here PL-7 which is total different:
• different tonearm
• different speeds
• operating elements in plastic instead of metal
• maybe different motor
• logo at the front in the middle instead of right side
I have a very rare Pioneer PL-7A idler drive Turntable from 1966. Maybe it is a Japan-Only-Version.
I couldn´t find any infos or pics about this turntable.
More known are the smaler PL-6A and the PL-7. But PL-7 has a diferent tonearm, different knobs ...
I could find a similar model: Pioneer...
PIONEER PL-70 and PIONEER EXCLUSIVE P-10 were quite similar. Both, tonearms and drives could be bought separatly.
But not on Pioneer PL-70II, which has an electronic tonearm-lift. So drive and tonearm are connected.
What I realized, almost all Exclusive-components, sold only in Japan, had no Pioneer written at the front.:scratch2:
Besides F-3 and M4
Exclusive components sold worldwide, had a smal Pioneer fonts in the front.
(C3,M3,M6,C7,M7,M8)
I bought these. In his feedback are some happy APM-77 and AMP-4 user.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Square-Speaker-Foam-Repair-Kit-for-Sony-APM-77-/261080817239