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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #71: Correct Tonal Reproduction is King by Stitch on 2017-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Well, I know these endless discussions about Seiki but after a while we all have to make a decision. Tuning? Better? Better than what? What is "I like it!"?When doing something - serious - it is mandatory to know what a correct tonal reproduction is....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki MAX 282 User Manual by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-16 
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Since I posted at “My playback” that I’m using Micro Seiki MAX 282 tonearm I begun to receive emails asking about it’s User Manual. I sent out 5 of 6 of them to whoever asked - I do not know why people need it but if it was what they wanted. The funn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki MAX 282 Questions by George on 2005-11-02 
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Hello Romy,I have been using the Max 282 with a Koetsu Urushi Platinum .2mV the last 6 months with excellent results to my ears. I have a few mundane questions that I could use some help with.I am using the fixed headshell "pipe." Have you found any ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Micro Seiki MAX 282 Questions by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-02 
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Hi, George First off all I have to mention that I use Max 282 as my “second” arm. I mean my best stereo cartridge I use with 3012 as I feel that it has more interesting lover bass and upper bass then 282. The 282 has slightly hollow and slightly bor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: More Micro Seiki MAX 282 Questions by George on 2005-11-02 
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What a lovely picture.Hi Romy,Many thanks for the valuable information. By fingerlift I mean that piece of metal sticking out about 1" (1/8" wide) at the extreme left end of the pipe. It is attached by two screws to the pipe. It looks easily removabl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Micro Seiki double deck: some early results. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
To Antonio, it is not necessary to “to find some mat with those characteristics of yours”. The characteristics of mat would be applicable only I context of the TT you use (platter, suspension and so on). With my Micro 8000 that has very dead soundi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Maria Callas and ...Micro Seiki by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
Do not believe me, I do not believe myself! I would like to tell you honestly that if this thing would be said by other person I would accept it as a pure BS because I have no reasoning to believe that it might be true…. but it is what actually what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki SZ-1T by Alex Yakovlev on 2008-06-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro Seiki SZ-1T in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
Is it any good? I mean - how exactly good is it? There is one for sale on eBay....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Micro Seiki air bearing. by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
[quote user="Dominic"]do you happen to know which models had the air bearing?[/quote] I have seen 777, 1500, 5000, Z1, 8000 with air suspension but I think Micro did also some lighter tables with air. All those models (with exception of 8000 and Z1) ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The old Micro Seiki by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro RX 5000 in Analog Playback  9 Replies 
Yes, I had 4 Micros 5000 and one of them was almost glued platter. You need to flip it upside down and hit with a small hammer to knock to the TT’s back, in the bearing. It will eventually slide out. To service Micro Seiki 5000 is kind of tricky… I d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: The Micro Seiki autopsy by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-13 
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Sorry, I do not follow you. If I remember correctly the regular, non-air-bearing Micro 5000 has a few inches long cylinder that is sitting in a shaft that serves as a horizontal bearing. For virtual bearing they use a small metal ball under the botto...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The wrapping up to the Micro Seiki SX-8000 vs. SZ-1 debate by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
I usually do not do the Audiogon posting. There are too many idiots in there and they are under too much protection of the douchebags that run that site. Not to mention that I well remember WHY I was “banned” from Audiogon to begin with: ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki DD30 Headshell by ARTJPET on 2010-03-22 
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  I have a micro seiki dd-30, and cannot find the headshell. My 20 yr old son has taken an interest in vinyl, and I would like to make the turntable usable for him! My question is, is there any other headshell that can be used on this table? I cannot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki Armboards: Is bigger actually better? by Gibraltar on 2010-07-29 
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It seems over the course of Micro's big TTs they came out with bigger and bigger armboards. They all started with single-post boards, then at some point they started selling the double-post boards (maybe with the SX-8000), then finally with the SX-50...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Micro Seiki Armboards by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-29 
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Gibraltar, I do not feel that it make any difference. I certainly did NOT compare the armboards for the same arm and same needle but my sentiment is that it has no impact, of has no meaningful impact. Micro did not make bigger armboards for bigger ta...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The Micro Seiki arms. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-17 
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[quote user="Gibraltar"] Not sure what you're suggesting here. Are you saying that I should be able to hear some channel imbalance from the surface noise if the anti-skate is not working? I did try removing the arm tube then turning the anti-skate di...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Nothing will hurt those Micro Seiki by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RX-5000 Thread tension. in Analog Playback  3 Replies 
[quote user="Ciampa"]Good anoon everyone,I am currently running an RY-5500/RX-5000 trough aramid thread. Was wondering wht wd be the ideal thread tension for the system. Wd it be better being tight or loose ? Both cases I get constant platter speed, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki, tonearm,cartridge by analog10 on 2010-12-09 
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Hello, this is my first post here - this is a wonderful web site, critical and fair  - a lot of knowledge here and i consider you real connoiseurs - that's why  i'm hoping to resolve my problem here. I have a Micro Seiki SX-111FVL - the big L one, a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: Micro Seiki people behind? by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
I would love to find somebody who would claim Micro Seiki descendents as they owe me $13K… Anyhow, about the TT. I never seen it and it looks good. My only concern is the presence of superfluous space between platter and user. What I mean is that the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #91: Modern Seiki by Stitch on 2012-05-10 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]I saw this turntable while over at the show in Munich. It is called Air Force 1. Allegedly there are Micro Seiki people behind it. There might be some truth in that.A Micro for the 21st Century?[/quote]The Designer of that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Letting Micro Seiki RX-5000 to go. by Romy the Cat on 2012-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
I have one of my newest Micro Seiki RX-5000 sitting in basement for years and doing nothing and I decided to let it go. I was keeping it for year as some kind of back up TT, in case my 8000 got broken or as TT that I would be able to use at...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Micro Seiki air pump by Romy the Cat on 2014-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro SX8000I: noisy pump? in Analog Playback  8 Replies 
I would not worry about Micro Seiki air pump. The original pump come in own housing that I still feel a bit noise for my paranoiac taste so, to build an additional sarcophagus around the Micro pumps  or to put the pump in separate room with a remo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter by Wellington on 2015-10-07 
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My first post here, although I have read some of the discussions on this site over the years. I wanted to share my experience with my Micro Seiki RX-5000 and resonance control of its heavy platter. I have seen posts here befo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Micro Seiki - CU180, SDP, Mirko Clone - experience by Retrofunk on 2016-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
I have been following this site for many years and as a result my knowledge of Audio has dramatically increased and many times I have had a good laugh along the way. Anyway, I am unsure where to post this, but being a MS owner and user of the CU180 a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki SX777 Air Repair (motor makes a rumbling noise) by oxric on 2016-03-21 
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I am posting this on behalf of a friend of mine who owns a Micro Seiki SX777 Air turntable. He lives in Paris, France. His Micro Seiki has developed a proble...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro Seiki SX 111FV Platter Removal by Camarones on 2016-04-02 
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Could someone help me get the platter off of this air bearing monster? It works well enough, but the brass is deeply tarnished from years of hand-assisted starts and stops. Can't effectively refinish it on the plinth. I assume that after unscrewing t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro seiki SX-8000 Air flaoting problem by musicomm on 2016-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro seiki SX-8000 Air flaoting problem in Analog Playback  3 Replies 
Hi, I am an analogue mania so naturally I love turntable. I have acquired a Microseiki SX-8000 several month before and found it had speed irregularity. I thought first, the motor might be the problem but soon found there were scratch sound on the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #208: Micro Seiki SX-8000 by xandcg on 2019-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
There is a pristine looking Micro Seiki SX-8000 on Yahoo Japan Auctions....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #209: TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. by xandcg on 2019-09-21 
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I read THIS short interview with Hideaki Niskikawa, the person behind TechDAS, and I learned he was the Micro Seiki chief designer, and was the responsible at least by the design of the SX-8000 II (cited in the interview). ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #211: Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? by Romy the Cat on 2019-09-21 
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[quote user="xandcg"] I read THIS short interview with Hideaki Niskikawa, the person behind TechDAS, and I learned he was the Micro Seiki chief designer, and was the responsible at least by the design of the SX-8000 II (cited in the interview). [...
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