Micro Seiki MA-505 variants - any oracles around?

@uberwaltzYou may have posted enough times about this but what turntable are you running the ma 505 last with? I use a MS BL91L (modified a bit) for mine. Please let me know how the Koetsu sounds.
Adrian

Adrian
Not sure as I have posted many times about the SQ of my current combo
So I have the ma505ls which is the long version, it was rebuilt with cryo silver internal wire and uses original MS headshell.
It is mounted on my Garrard 401 idler drive which sits in a huge custom plinth made of birch and curly maple, you can see it in my system pictures if interested. The 401 was also totally rebuilt with new bearings, switches idler wheels etc. Plinth weighs about 40lb on its own and I do have two spare blank armboards if I get the urge to try any different arms on it.

I have a number of carts but since fitting and carefully setting up the Koetsu it has not been off the table. This is one of those carts that rewards very small changes in sra done by ear in my case after all the basics were set with tools ( protractor, fozgometer etc).
As you know the VTA is real easy to change on the fly and it offers a huge range to accommodate just about any arm/cart combo on the planet.
I do also have the extra weights for really difficult carts in the future.

Now the sound.....
Extremely well detailed especially in the highs but not shrill or edgy or metallic sounding, it does not set ones ear on edge as some piercing highs can, this is just addictive and detailed. Low end bass reproduction is also admirable, in fact I had to turn down the subs slightly.
Maybe, just maybe it loses a tiny bit in the mids compared to say my Scheu Analog SL cart but its so slight compared to the gains elsewhere and the overall sweet nature and balance overall.
Acoustic work and female vocals are just to die for.
I can see it staying on until it is worn out... lol.

Hope that helps!

Hello, I found this post very useful. I believe I have a MA 505 LX II. I would like to get another base for it as the one i have is a bit hacked. Would anyone know if the base from a MAX 237 be the same as on the 505? They look the same except in their perspective manuals the 505 calls for a 38mm mounting hole and the 237 a 41mm hole.
Thanks in advance for any info on this.Ken

The Micro Seiki  505LS is silver wired, the 505LX is copper wired.

I'm pretty sure all the Micro arms that are silver wired all have a big "S" logo on the back end of the armtube.

Now that this thread has been revived, I wonder whether anyone has knowledge of the origin of the L07J tonearm that was supplied with the Kenwood L07D turntable. The L07J has a look to it that has always reminded me of the micro seiki MAX tonearms. Since MS is generally credited with designing just about every Japanese tonearm, except maybe SAEC, why not?