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

Dear Dover: Yes, high mass help to speed stability especialy on BD designs and you are totally right: power supply makes a difference and the MS ones are not great ones, I have to modified my unit and improved but my take is the same with the MS TTs.

I never had the opportunity to heard your Final TT but that " sine wave generator " for those old times means a lot in that power supply design contrary to the MS ones. Today Acoustic Signature TTs works with similar power supply Final characteristic but this is 25 years after/latter!! my hat-off to Kitamura San.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Raul - thanks for feedback. The Final was built in the 70's and early 80's - which means Kitamura was using ac sine wave generator power supply 35 years ago - and yet we are barely seeing this today. There seems to have been much colaboration in Japan in those days. I have also seen various Micro's heavily modified by Final Labs. The 2 versions of the Ginga turntable from Audio Note/Kondo also appears to be built by Final.

Dear Dover: Just curios. I understand that Final marketed in Japan a phono cartridge ( I think with an integrated headshell and I think an expensive one. ) that was very well regarded as something truly special.
Do you own this cartridge? was Kitamura its designer or that cartridge is a different " Final " manufacturer?

I disturb you because there are not many ( only a few. ) Final products owners as you are so a first hand experience always is a learning one.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Dead Dover, Not to forget the Melco turntables in this Contest.
Cheers,
D.

Dear Thuchan: Even that you don't give your answers yet I would like to add ( for you take in count with your answers. ) why you follow that myth that using a thread is way better than a rubber belt with the MS TTs: could you?

Thank you in advance.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.