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For sale: a Micro Seiki DD-8 direct drive turntable, a beautifully engineered record player from the Japanese manufacturer Micro Seiki. The DD-8 features a stable direct drive system, providing accurate speed control and smooth playback. This unit is fitted with a JVC Z-1 EB cartridge and stylus, making it ready to play records right away.
UNIT IS 110V!
''Due to the weight being 20/30KG or above, please ask us for a shipping quote before buying to get the best rates and options, currently shown shipping is estimated''
Cosmetic condition:
The turntable is in minor damaged condition.
Scratches and stains on the dustcover
Some light scratches on the plinth
Normal cosmetic wear due to age
These are cosmetic imperfections and do not affect the functionality.
🔊 Functional status
✔ Fully working✔ Stable direct drive operation✔ Ready to play records
''Important note when tested: When we find there's either a small thing wrong, or not 100% working we offer our listings for parts or repair to avoid unwanted issues after purchase''
Specs:
Drive method: direct drive
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Motor: PLL DC
Platter: 350mm, 2.6kg
Signal to noise ratio: 62dB
Wow and flutter: 0.02% wrms
Tonearm effective length: 237mm
Overhang: 15mm
Offset angle: 21 degrees
Cartridge weight range: 4 to 10g
Dimensions (LxWxH): 510 x 410 x 175mmWeight: 18 KgVolts: 110v (If it’s 200V or higher, you’ll need an adapter in the USA)
We ship worldwide.Will ship to the USA as well. We ship DDP bases (Delivery Dutie Paid)-Shipping in the EU up to 30 KG (max)-Shipping outside of the EU up to 20 KG (max)
Please note: ‘’Whenever an item exceeds the weight noted above. Please ask for a shipping quote before making a purchase. The shipping costs are estimated in our shop because we do not know the shipping address.
Picking up the item is also possible. It can be picked up in Alkmaar
Delivery by us is also possible in some cases. Please reach out to us for more information about deliveries
State of listing: If a listing is listed ''for parts or not working'' returns are not accepted.
When we offer our products with the notice ''Serviced'' or ''Fully serviced'' that means the device is either lightly ''serviced'' with a new belt, and cleaned the pots, Or ''Fully serviced'' recapped, Quiescent current adjusted etc as expected from a full service
Generating expert take…
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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