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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: I guess it's my own fault. 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 
I know, the way I asked the question makes it uneasy to answer it.Micro Seiki fascinates me; though my experience with their tables has been less than satisfying so far. I had three very unsuccessful attempts with various 5000s, and I guess I am look...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Had the prob... by Lwood on 2008-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sometimes surface noise is not just surface noise in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
...with an Ortofon 10, sold it and got a Benz Pearl....neither of these are high end by any stretch, but the Ortofonwas way noisy compared to the Benz...beats me.I'm using an older Luxman PD277 TT, what do you think it would cost to really make an up...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Clean and polish gunmetal platter. by Ciampa on 2020-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Clean and polish gunmetal platter. in Analog Playback  0 Replies 
good day everyone. I need to clean the platter of my micro seiki rx5000. hv u got some suggestion on wht products I shd use ?many tnks.ciampa...

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 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
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 #2: The Phono Interconnects. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chasing utopian better phono interconnect. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
Since the 2007-2008 alchemic music season and consequentially live FM season was over (the event I marked with my “End of the live Phonostage”) I have been spinning a lot of vinyl lately. So, I spent some time with different phono cables with my diff...

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 #48: Micros or the modern units by Stitch on 2012-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
In a way you can write some positive / negative about nearly every Design out there. The Micro 5000 & 8000 are 20 years old, they have 2 weak features- a Platter which rings- no suspensionBUT, when we look at their latest units, we can see that M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: One more thing... by Wellington on 2017-07-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Anyone contemplating buying a CU-180 should know that it must be dead flat. Even the slightest departure from being flat will negate the benefit of intimate contact across the entire surface of the platter.How flat? Flat enough that the weight of the...

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 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro Seiki MAX 282 User Manual in Analog Playback  0 Replies 
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 #102: The American swallowing? by Romy the Cat on 2013-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"]1. No real world sorrows2. Next toy from the Adult Toy Store3. Satisfaction for the Ego for whatever reasonsIn a way you find all answers in your Article of "Foolishness of analog People" ....The big Seikis were never common ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Somewhat similar question about bearing on 1500 by chaslieb on 2016-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro RX 5000 in Analog Playback  9 Replies 
I just acquired a Micro RX-1500. Without the platter on, the bearing unit turns very slowly suggesting a highly viscous oil. The spindle turns freely, but the feel to my fingers is like turning a spoon in honey. It undoubtedly will turn much more...

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 #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 #2: The Micro Seiki Armboards by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro Seiki Armboards: Is bigger actually better? in Analog Playback  1 Replies 
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 #23: To treat suspended floor like a light TT plinth? by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
OK, folks, today I have started slowly to setup the playback itself.  I took the small bass speaker I have and moved it around the room. The room surprisingly bassy, that is good. While I was doing it I was installing my TT, set up phonostage... I de...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Sakuma and his sound. by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
At the 7-level perceptual paradigm was operating not Sakuma by Cho-sun for Micro-Seiki. Sakuma was not operating in my view at any level but just listed highly band-passed, highly compressed gray sound. Nl, feels that “Systems like these are all abou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: In my view it’s cartridge dependant. by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 3012 silicon dumping in Analog Playback  1 Replies 
[quote user="RonyWeissman"]When youmdiscuss silicon dumping with your 3012 do you mean the silicon you put on headshell orDo you mean you use a silicon bath to damp the arm resonance, or both? I can't find the thread and I have decided to spend some ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Micro RX5000: is that bearing spins normally? by wonderworld on 2014-02-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro RX5000: is that bearing spins normally? in Analog Playback  7 Replies 
I was offered to buy Micro seiki RX5000. The seller sent me a short video. If you see it carefully you will notice that the platter moving slightly up and down. Is that that normal or this could be sign that the bearing is not in good condition? ht...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Collectors? by hifiapart on 2010-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Audio News  80 Replies 
Romy,Intersting indeed, appreaiate and understand your angle.Well we obviously do not know each other. I certainly do not feel like I am "acquiring, evaluating, advancing and reconciling audio equipment" as for most of my system has been the same for...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Thank you for saving us from the fake rabbit hole... the real rabbit h... by tokyo john on 2018-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The remarkable moments in Audio. in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Thank you for sharing these thoughts - it fills me with wonder. I too in the end do not regret the money I spent because sometimes you need to buy the "sounds better than anything ever" amplifier, cartridge or tonearm, and to hear for yourself that i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: RX-5000 by jam on 2017-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Hi Wellington and fellow Micro-Seiki fans,I will have to agree with your findings about the CU-180 as well. I have tried a stainless steel mat with similar results.I own two RX-5000's and cant't stress enough the rebuilding of the power supply with n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #99: Rx-5000 by jam on 2017-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Hi Measet,The oil I would use is Zoomspout, it works great. I have a platter with a similar profile that Wellington has, my second RX-5000 has a stainless platter made by Micro Seiki with the same dimensions as the original gun metal platter.Just fli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #110: Oiled up by Wellington on 2017-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Jam, when you first mentioned ZoomSpark perhaps your spellchecker was hyper-active and you meant Zoom Spout. I think it’s this product, right?http://www.highsidechem.com/zoom_spout.htmlOK, so that is ISO 32 (at the bottom of this page) paraffin oil, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Anybody using vacuum hold-down besides me? by mem916 on 2016-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Anybody using vacuum hold-down besides me? in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
I know Micro Seiki made some turntables with vacuum hold-down.  Some branded Luxman were produced by MS too.  Then there is Basis and the new TechDas.  I have a Versa Dynamics 1.2 and when John ran out of mats I worked with him to find a new supplier...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #575: Than don't by Wojtek on 2010-10-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Look what you have done to jack up pricess of vitavox (nobody was buying before your wistle) , Micro Seiki (gathering dust after Art Dudley wrote they bored the hell out of him) meittner dacs (suddenly the most musical in the market ;) Lamms (which a...

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 #44: Magnetic attraction by Wellington on 2017-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
While my background is in engineering, I am not a metallurgist either. But I do know that 316L is considered an non-magnetic material (see https://greenwoodmagnetics.com/resource/what-is-the-difference-between-304-and-316-stainless-steel/). But even ...

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: That is very nice. by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-07 
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[quote user="Wellington"]Perhaps the best test is to play well-recorded piano which runs up and down the scales. Notes exciting resonances may sound slightly louder, with more smearing and sustain. When resonances are vanquished, the music flows ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: Get the lead out? by Wellington on 2017-10-30 
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 not opened my bearing yet to change the oil, following the philosophy of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. It’s a different situation here than a car’s oil. The seals prevent the oil from being exposed to oxygen, moisture and other contam...
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