Have to agree with all you have said, and if you could achieve P6 performance in a P3 by simply changing a few key parts and adding a neo ps then P6 pricing is hard to justify, but as in all these things, pretty much the only common part between the two is the lid, everything from the feet, plinth, bearing, platter, sub platter, and arm are entirely different products in both materials and design, which I would guess you know. It would be an interesting exercise though to see what it would take to significantly 'close the gap' before it just makes more sense to buy the better model.