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I think it depends on whether you need the geared controls to be very precise and repeatable, or whether you just need to tweak your framing a bit. For macro, architecture, and other things where you might need precise control, then the Cube is unbeatable. For traditional landscape, something less precise and faster to set up would be fine.
I've had the normal P0, still have the KPS T5, just got a used Cube, and also have the RRS PG-02 gimbal with their leveling base on their TVC-34 tripod. I also have an old Linhof ballhead that I don't use anymore.
For landscapes, I use the RRS gimbal because it's fast to setup, but allows me to independently change the pan and tilt to tweak my composition. I can also do panos with it, but barely ever do panos. It is heavy (heavier than the Cube), and I sometimes have stability concerns when the camera is held in it in landscape orientation, because it's just hanging out there. I've never really tested those concerns, because I mostly shoot in portrait orientation, and I haven't really seen any issues. It's probably my favorite overall tripod head right now despite its size and weight.
I got the KPS before the gimbal because I thought the geared controls would help with tweaking the framing, and they do but with some caveats. Since the ballhead can be oriented any way relative to how the geared controls move it, I always make sure the camera is mounted on the ballhead the same way relative to the geared controls. Basically, I point the camera in the same direction as the up-down control, which keeps the main knob on the left, and the left-right control on the right. It sounds more complicated than it really is. This way, I know the adjustment knobs will move the camera in some sensible way.
The other caveat is that the adjustment gear knobs will run out of adjustment range, so you have to reset them if you adjust them too much in one direction. You can tell it's near the end of its range by looking at a middle piece that sticks out on one end of the adjustment range, and completely recesses on the other end. In practice this hasn't been a big issue, as I'll check them beforehand.
The geared adjustments are nowhere near as precise as the Cube: the camera will shift and there's considerable gear lash where there's slack before the geared adjustments take action. I've been using it recently to do some FocusTune testing to set the AF fine tune adjustment, and there is definitely camera shift when you lock the geared settings down.
The KPS these days lives mostly on the RRS quick column that I swap out with the leveling base for portrait work. I use it mostly for its fast-setup, and almost don't use the geared controls in that setup. It's solid and will hold a lot of weight. The main ball has gotten kind of sticky recently, where even after I completely unlock the main knob, I need to break the ball free before it will move freely. It will remain free-moving until the next time I unlock the main knob. The manual and ballhead itself has a stern warning to never lube it, so I don't know what's going on. The geared adjustments still feel fine.
The company itself seems good and responsive: they put out a version with a stem that has machined bosses that are compatible with RRS clamps' anti-twist features soon after they got feedback about it, and that's the version I got. The rep in the US (Legio Photo) also has fantastic service.
The P0 is a nice little ballhead that can hold far more weight than it actually weighs: the load to weight ratio is very high. It's pretty easy to adjust, and is solid once locked, but isn't very precise in that standard ballhead way. A friend, who isn't exactly a gorilla and is pretty careful with his gear, has already stripped out two P0s tightening them, but he's the only person I know of who's done that. He also uses a Cube regularly and shoots in the field with it, and his endorsement of it is the reason I got the Cube. I considered getting the P0 Hybrid before I saw a Cube here on the B/S forum, because it would be faster to setup than the Cube. FWIW, my friend believes A-S got it backwards on the hybrid, and that the goniometer part (the geared bits) should have been below the ballhead to lower its center of gravity.
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