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Not much to say since I asked the question in the Subject line. If anyone knows, please answer. Thanks...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Hi Romy,
Apologies for the very late reply—I spent some time trying to track down the references you mentioned on your site.
I wasn’t able to locate the exact post you were referring to, but I did go through several Micro Seiki th...
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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...
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Hi. First time posting. I had long admired an older friend's RX-5000. He left it to me when he passed last year (RIP, Bill) and I recently got possession and did a lot of cleanup on a table that had been sitting for a couple of decades. He has ow...
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Hi. I acquired and spent a lot of time on this guy over the last few months. I've installed a Dynavector 507 MK II tonearm and a Dyhavector XVS-1 cartridge. I read Romy's comments that in his experience with the 8000 the belt doesn't affect the sou...
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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...
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I have been looking at that table for some time now. The prices went up in the lastfew years (IIRC Romy rised it by 50% from 9k to 13.5k)...no wonder with the impotency of the current industry to produce anythingreasonable, save at a reasonable price...
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Hi Wellington,
Also I'm thinking to make a stainless steel platter for my RX-5000.
As you have good experience with yours could you tell me the exact parameters of the new design (beveled insight edge, thicker deck part). The schematic would b...
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Hi Brian,
Thanks for useful infos.
Recently I had possibility to enter in to supplier warehouse to check how the magnet react on different ss materials.
I found some types which attracted the magnet still less than 316L. I'm not an expert in met...
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Hi,
I've just got RX 5000 from my uncle, but don't really know how to remove platter form its frame. I've made handels to put in 2 provided screws on platter but I still can't remove. Does anyone help me this?
Rgds,
Pok...
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Hi, if it's like mine you have to pull up very hard and it slides off. spray some lubricant in there maybe at first?R weissman...
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[quote user="Stitch"]Some more pics[/quote]Fr-66s right side, FR-64s rear...
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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, my question is m...
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Epigraph
"…just buy a used Micro Seiki and don’t worry about turntables anymore; built like a tank and sounds better than TTs costing over 30K USD.” Mr. Ikeda, of Ikeda / Fidelity Research
The Main bitching It amasses me how the preoccupation...
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An audiophile who has the user name "Kipdent" on other forums told me privately that he didn't think that he could hear any difference with the HS-80 using his RX-5000. He did not mention to me any problems getting it to function, however. While it d...
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[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, ...
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Hi,First post, first off, awesome forum, been reading for a while never posted. I have had an RX-2000 for a while and loved it and just picked up an RX-5000 with what has what looks like an AX-2G. I have a Micro Seiki MA-808x tonearm and would like...
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I have to agree with Wellington. To be fair we both use stainless steel platters (heavier than stock) and use CU-180 mats to damp the platter which ensures an almost dead platter, way better than any acrylic, hard rubber and felt mat I have tried. St...
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user="measet"]unfortunately I didn't have chance to set up the stable
speed on my neither RX-5000. I got the best result when I mounted
back the original SF-1 belt to the platter and K thread to flywheel. The
speed is accurate and stable (...
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Hi Measet,I tried the HS-80 and it worked best with the bearing lubricated with lower viscosity oil (same as I used in the RX-5000) and kevlar string but once set up (which can be a pain) I could not hear much difference. Belt tension made far more d...
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[quote user="Antonio J."]Dear Romy, thanks for your comment. I actually don't want the mat to do "something" for me sonically, but to teach me how far I'm I of my ideal. Knowing your goals and taking for granted that the 8000's platter must be rather...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] dkarmeli wrote: We've been discussing the price of AF1 all this time and why it costs what it does, nothing to do with what one is willing to pay for it. Actually I am not " discussing the price of AF1 all this time". The ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Oh, David, come on! Can you for a second to stop to be a pretentious been counter and look at the picture from slightly more elevated perspective? I am glad that you do not worship the expensive parts, unique design, and pr...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]
I do not think that anyone would be able to “teach” and I do not thin that there is nothing to teach about the mats. A good “sounding” platter does not require any “actions” from mat and the hard rubber mats do exactly...
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The oil I use has a viscosity of about 30-31 and I have used it for years with no problems. I have tried about six different viscosity oils and grease and the best results were with in the range I specified for (sound as well as mechanically), please...
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Interesting to see your different opinions also regarding the complementary inertia options.
Again, I'm touched in this subject because of HS-80 which no question is sexy but with it unfortunately I didn't have chance to set up the stable speed on m...
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