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Mai 1980
Hifi Audio
Zeitschrift
188 Seiten
Micro Seiki
RX-5000
Usw.
Versandkosten ist 2€ als Brief
At €50, this is an extraordinary bargain against recent comparable EUR listings: well below the €6,581 25th percentile and nowhere near the €7,295 median, so it reads as a clear must-grab if the unit is genuinely as described. Even allowing for used-market variability, the price is so far under the norm that it lands in “buy now, ask questions later” territory.
The RX-5000 has the sort of overbuilt, reference-grade reputation that keeps serious vinyl people interested: massive inertia, excellent speed stability, and the kind of engineering that rewards a top-tier arm and cartridge. At this price, the real upside is enormous, but the buyer should still verify the basic package completeness and that the platter, bearing, and motor system are intact, since replacements and restoration on a deck like this are not casual chores.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Micro Seiki was a Japanese precision-engineering company founded in Tokyo in 1961. Its heritage is firmly rooted in the analog era, and the brand became especially associated with technically ambitious, well-made turntables and related vinyl hardware rather than a broad consumer-audio catalogue.
The company is best known for turntables, turntable drives, plinths, and tonearms, along with a smaller amount of electrostatic headphone production in its earlier years. Sources consistently describe Micro Seiki as a maker of mid- to high-end and later reference-class turntables, with models that became especially prized by serious vinyl listeners.
In market terms, Micro Seiki sits in the high-end vintage and collector category. It is not a current mainstream audio brand in the modern sense; instead, it is remembered as a legendary specialist name, with its most sought-after decks and components commanding strong interest among analog enthusiasts and collectors.
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