EMT 927 vs. Micro Seiki 5000 or 8000 - different?

Thuchan, and maybe put out a yearly calendar with monthly pics featuring a different Golden Club member in a speedo.... NOT!! :)

Dear all,

Golden Club member of the month - sure, we will reserve a special corner... The Micro 8000 seems to be a bit superior due to it's many advantages regarding the usage of different arms and modern cartridges.
On the EMT 927 you may use an EMT 997 ( vintage vesion, maybe best with an EMT JSD 6 cart) or an vintage Stereo Ortofon tonearm.

As the "Tondosen" are already on the market since 45 years - of course with improvements in the last years - it is still difficult to mount a modern low impedance but heavy cart on the Ortofon RMA 309 for instance. At the weekend I succeded soldering a A-90 cart into an EMT J-shell with the square EMT-connection. Maybe I am the first trying this. The result is very promising and shows that the EMT table is a grand champion. I played a very good pressing of "Rumours" and found it is worth "Going Your Own Way" . The sound is deeper, stronger and really more powerful than with the more on the musical side playing TSD's. BTW the 45 rpm Rumours repressing of 2009 is a bit more on the bright side.

Hans in the Netherland is doing a real good job, also providing vintage parts for the EMT connoisseur.

Best & Fun Only - Thuchan

In_shore, I know that I am entering some kind of an 'minefield' but the crafmanship needed to produce those
platters and bearings may be lost meanwhile so the question
is if the CNC lathes can compensate for this loss. I have
difficulty to believe that all of those admireres of Micro
5000, 8000, etc. are daydreamers.

Regards,

Does anyone know what is so special about the big M-S turntables, apart from their obvious build quality, which can after all be matched by several of today's high end belt drive turntables? They seem to use an inverted bearing; is there anything special about the materials used in the bearing? How is the bearing lubricated? The motor assembly seems quite large but probably in part due to the incorporation of an elecronic drive system. The belt? I know a guy who used to sell M-S in the 80s and 90s. He thinks of them as "good" but not mind-blowing. I don't necessarily take his opinion as gospel. I am interested to learn more.

Nandric, Please don't take me wrong,my last added paragraph is laced with sarcasm.
Mark