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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Ah, the subject of the HS -80 Flywheel! by Romy the Cat on 2017-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Back when I still had an interests to pock the Morons at Audiogon thread in there where the owners of HS -80 Flywheel told about the benefit of it and I challenged then:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/micro-sx-8000-ii-or-sz-1   I experiment...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Sussarro's diference by ArmAlex on 2014-07-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Soundsmith’s analog ideas. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
Dear drdna,I agree with you, my explanation was a little audio reviewerish! If you noticed in my first post I just mentioned Sussarro being different to other Moving coils of my experience. To me it has advantage of high compliance cartridges in conv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Downloading now by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
Excellent! Looking forward to hearing it.  I have been curious about Micro Seiki's but have never even seen one, let alone heard one.  A site like you describe would be very useful if it was done in a controlled fashion.  The system to make the r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: About the pinkfishmedia analysis by Romy the Cat on 2012-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] I'm still puzzled by the strange polar plot of your Micro (maybe you remember--a pinkfishmedia project aimed at advanced analysis of motor speed instability). Perhaps would be worth to retake the signal with some known test LP.[/...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Micro arms by Gibraltar on 2010-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Micro Seiki MAX 282 Questions in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
Thanks Romy, I understand what you're saying about the anti-skate now. Mine is definitely not working, so I'll see if can carefully open it up and have a look. So you dissassembled two arms eh? Were you trying to modify them, or just curious? I'm act...

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 #55: say, is that an Audio Note cart? by tokyo john on 2007-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
I think you also mentioned that you were involved with the Voyd (which for a Pink Triangle user as I was back then, looked very charming). I recall Voyd being recently acquired by Audio Note UK; are you affiliated with them?Anyway, I actually wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: The revision is in a progress by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Sorry, I have a better understanding of the purpose of this exercise now.Are you making 2 new platters or is one to be the existing Micro Platter? [/quote] Nope, juts adding RX-5000 platter and base to the existing RX-8000...

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 #105: What you seem to miss Romy ... by dkarmeli on 2013-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
is that the operating word is "Turntable Collection". The Air Force One (hate the name!) is the culmination of the great Micro Seiki's coming full circle and once again starting a new chapter in high end analog reproduction, this completes my MS COLL...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Why not post a picture by chaslieb on 2016-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Anybody using vacuum hold-down besides me? in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
I have a micro with vacuum hold down and was in the process of looking for a mat or making one, either out of leather or cutting down a herbie grunge buster.  What is the thickness of your mat and what is it made of? ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Emotional sound by Amir on 2017-03-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EAR Yoshino DAC 4 by Tim Paravicini in Didital Things  24 Replies 
[quote user="xandcg"]Amir,Do you like LampzatOr? You can ever ask them for custom made one, hardware and/or voicing. So you will have with something sounding (exactly?) how you want it to sound.IMO, custom made always bring the best result.[/quote]Th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #102: Back to future. MF channel sound. Eventually…. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
OK, now I recognize my S2 driver, thank God. I was give to my new PS for MF channel one more change today to show itself off. I relayed the Hartmann ‘s first movement of the Shostakovich First Violin Concerto. As I said above the progress was very n...

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 #39: Implementation by N-set on 2013-12-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mastodont DIY Rack: Wall Mount? in Audio Discussions  68 Replies 
Ok, 2 thoughts:1) Forsell seems to have some air suspension for the CD platter. I don't know in which axis/axes it works but if in the same as the rollers (lateral motion+torsion) then there is a potential for a troublewith a double compliance system...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #144: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle by Paul S on 2009-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Laurent:I would be VERY careful about "rocking" the 5651 in its socket in an attempt to establish better contacts.  I have "split" the glass envelope near the pins on a couple of 5651s doing just this and I did not realize it until the sound got scar...

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 #10: Short and off the subject by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]I must have skipped the lecture on the emotions of materials when I did my engineering degree...seriously though,I can understand the concept of impedance matching materials, I can see that different materials would have di...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Driving a TT with ... shoelace. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"] A magnetic tape (VCR) seems to be in fashion in some circles ,as a rubber belt replacement .Doesn't stretch like rubber and you can glue the required lenght as you wish .Custom motor pulley is required[/quote] This is big colt ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Whoda Thunkit?!? by Paul S on 2021-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
Thanks for sharing, Romy! "Micro" and "macro" "schematics" would be a nice adjunct, to show how you hook up electronics and speakers, as well as speaker positioning. Of course, lots of recordings are treated with synthetic reverb, so those are gettin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Wrong discussion by Amir on 2016-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"] Amir wrote: The only thing that limit me is my english language skill not my knowledge about my idea   you are limited to your limited understanding of ele...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #261: Silent blocks? by tuga on 2010-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, here is another subject. I feel that I kind of screw it up as I did not foresee it in my planning.  What I need is to add some decupling devised to my horn in the location where it will be mounted to the surface of the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Slip, creep, belts, platter mass and idler wheel by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
I do not know if I agree, or take seriously belt creeping. Belt creeping is applicable for the systems where the speed or tension a variable. However, in the case of TT, where the speed and tension are constant the amount of belt creep is constant al...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: To balance the elliptical rotation. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="ducatirider"]a load on the side of the bearing could cause an elliptical rotation.  since we are dealing with micro-engineering the effect is likely audible.   Arthur Khoubesserian of Funk Firm uses a single motor with 2 a...

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 #36: What's the mechanism? by item on 2011-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source? in Didital Things  47 Replies 
If you built a machine purely as a CD converter, it would be interesting to experiment with different power supplies to determine whether a higher number of errors get through the sieve when rail noise is higher. It has been well documented that diff...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #203: Options, options... by floobydust on 2009-02-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Options are limited here... looking at the schematic, you're sorta pinned in by the biasing topology used. One typical method would be to use a resistor divider network at the input grid to the 6E6P. Problem is, this results in a huge bias offset. By...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Tweaks for horns by Jorge on 2011-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
First and most important is time aligning the drivers, this will help a lot.When you are finally done, realign again... ijijiijii I would think you already have everything perfectly simmetrical to your listening position etc.Toe in and all of that. p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A use of extraordinarily long arms. by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A use of extraordinarily long arms. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
I see a lot of problems in his specific implementation but the idea of extra long arms always fascinated me. In the past I has Micro Seki 16’ arm – the longest arm I ever seen. But those Portuguese guys went further… This photograph was sent to me by...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Softer, Gentler LPs by Paul S on 2009-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sensible record cleaning: vinyl piranhas and record Vaseline in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
I forgot to mention that I have for a while feared that some "commercial cleaning solutions" and "treatments" use pernicious chemicals that actually "soften" the vinyl, at least for a while.This would certainly tie in with the "transformation" I have...
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