Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison

Lokie and Rockitman...spellcheck needed from my end :-)

Hello Thuchan,

Yes, it was a wonderful visit; I almost felt like a duoear ;-).

Great news about Sam!

Thanks again for the cartridge and I would someday love to hear more about the lineage of the blue Micro and the tonearm.

Maybe it will require two trips for me next year; one in a couple of months, then a repeat visit in the fall...a seasonal shootout...;-)...

Best,
Alan

Hello Logenn,

Louis-thank you for your kind words and encouragement!

I am not sure where I am going to be able to locate another Lyra Olympos SL; however, comparing two of the same model FR cartridges will most likely be more realistically optimal. The FR-1 mk3, IMHO, will be a great fit for both the linear tracker and FR tonearms. Inherently the turntable drives and tonearms are of a different mix; therefore, as you appropriately mentioned, finding a common denominator at least with the cartridge will be helpful.

I do feel your similar emotions around the Micro Seiki turntables...they are just, simply, music making machines! Like yourself, I do find them to be a wonderful solution.

Best,
Alan

Re: the putative new Micro-Seiki. For a vinyl equipment-phile (note I did not say "audiophile" or "vinylphile") that thing has the appeal of waking up after a hard night partying to find a Ferrari 458 Italia in your driveway and then remembering that it's yours. We vinyl equipment-philes know who we are, don't we?

So, what was the outcome of the comparison test, even allowing for the fact that it was not quite scientific?

Okay...
My declaration --

Following my recital recorded in glorious analog...
You will never again --
Boo the tenor ;-)
Or
Roseanne :-0

Well, this may be debatable...you may actually prefer my vox to hers - LOL.

Click if you dare...you've been warned :-0
And in my hometown, no less!

"You Can't Be Serious" (channeling John McEnroe)

Eckart...you've got that auto-tune mojo workin' - RIGHT? PUHLEEZ! Hehehe.

Signed,

Tony Bennett...okay, how about --
Johnny Hartman...no? Well then --
Sam ;-)