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

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,

Micro Seiki received a cool welcome over here in North America specifically of the RX 5000 debut with a brief negative comment in the Absolute Sound magazine then year's later by Art Dudley of Stereophile.
For the mostpart from what I can gather flipping through vintage TAS, Stereophile including other not so well known audio magazines from the 1970s and 80s Micro Seiki's entire product line were largely ignored along with EMT including some of the sought after now vintage tone arms and cartridges.
Mark
Today with audio manufactures and reviews the sale's pitch revolves around superior material ,superior machining ,innovative idea's and design concepts that eclipse anything from past product's.