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

Logenn, you're right. It' s about the audio magazines which are not focused on vintage items, maybe with the exception of Sterophile's Art Dudley but even not Mike Fremer. They not necessarily need to test vintage equipment but could refer to it's sonic quality, especially with turntables, tonearms and carts. This is unfortunately missing but...

maybe it's time to start a vintage magazine, or is there one?

best & fun only - Thuchan

Thuchan
I maybe wrong but even during the time of these tables production few if any were reviewed here in North America let alone even a brief mention of their existence.

Articles on vintage equiptment it's likely any reviewer today that wanted to write favorable comparison's to the best of today's line up would simply be refused by the editor.
There is no saleable product other then some nostalgic article of some long gone forgotten out of production item.
Eckert your idea for a vintage item magazine I'm sure would be a popular one.
Similar to vintage knob perhaps except with select World wide contributors,time line history data of outstanding components, articles and pictures galore.
Finally, maybe think about NOT having a members blog.
Mark

Thuchan- In shore is exactly right.

Reviewing a product that is not currently being marketed or readily available does not serve the industry's best interest, which is to make a market for products currently being manufactured.

Personally, I don't see anything wrong with this approach as most people want to be able to buy a new item whose performance is reviewed.

As for starting a magazine exclusively dedicated to vintage audio, that would be great fun, but a lot of work for a small market.

With this forum Audiogon is providing a vehicle for all of us to share our findings, so in essence we have a venue to review our current experiences with all HiFi gear.

In_Shore and Logenn, you are both right - and Audiogon is a good place to exchange ideas. Maybe when I retire which is a good 10 years or more ahead I will start a Vintage Online platform. We should provide free access but also keep a golden club corner - for the most vintage looking guys among us :-)

Best & Fun Only

There was a (Japanese?) review of 10(?) 'big guns' in
which EMT 927 got the first price.
Suprise somehow stimulate our memory. That is , I assume, why I rembember.
To compensate for such a 'poor' info I will add two
references:
www.janvanvliet.nl (the Dutch specialist for EMT );
Deutsche Perfektion ( Enjoy the music, March 2002).

Regards,