Micro Seiki MA202 on a techy

[337alant]

Tony thanks for the tip
Damn didnt know he sold them direct on here ?, I have other turntables as well so would be interested in trying some different ones
I nearly bought a one of Yanis leads for my 12" Jelco on my 401, I probably still will when I stop spending on other stuff

Alan

[RobbieGong]

The MA 202 is a sweet arm and matches the Techie beautifully both aesthetically and sonically IMHO and experience. As Marco says, the combination of Speedy Steves Ebony armboard and the Yannis cable is just very hard to beat

[337alant]

Message received and understood (10:4) Robbie Im getting there
Just bought some Isonoe feet

Alan

[337alant]

Ill also have to have a look at the Pivot to spindle distance as at the moment I only have a rega arm board

Just had a look n Vinyl Engine and the Pivot to spindle dist is 222mm same as the Rega arm board which I have so Ill try that for now
I have my sons Ortofon 2M blue to try as well

Alan

[twotone]

Just had a look n Vinyl Engine and the Pivot to spindle dist is 222mm same as the Rega arm board which I have so Ill try that for now
I have my sons Ortofon 2M blue to try as well

Alan

Hi Alan, I have a Reson Reca MM cart which is supposed to be 'up there' with a 2M Black (I've never heard the Ortofon), the guy I bought the cart from told me that it absolutely sings with a valve phone stage so I bought a Firebottle phono amp second hand which the previous owner matched the capacitiance to the Reson cart for me and I have to say that my TT set up now sounds the best that I've ever heard vinyl in my own system.

I put on a CD on earlier tonight and had to put a record on and switch the CD player off, it was like 'oh yes!' when I did.

Tony

[ragwo]

Is it possible to use a rega armbase with the MA 202t? The effective length and pivot to spindle are the same according to Vinyl Engine, but I doubt the mounting holes etc are compatible. How much hassle would it be just to test the tonearm? I have an Origin Live armbase laying around and I'm considering a MA 202.

[337alant]

Is it possible to use a rega armbase with the MA 202t? The effective length and pivot to spindle are the same according to Vinyl Engine, but I doubt the mounting holes etc are compatible. How much hassle would it be just to test the tonearm? I have an Origin Live armbase laying around and I'm considering a MA 202.

The holes in the rega Armbase don't line up properly so I just drilled 3 more holes plus 1 for the arm rest, took 5 mins, its no hassel realy and it fits perfectly and sounds great with the Ortofon 2m blue. Only down side is I need a bit more weight for the counterbalance as the weight touches the lid with it fully extended
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Alan

[ragwo]

The holes in the rega Armbase don't line up properly so I just drilled 3 more holes plus 1 for the arm rest, took 5 mins, its no hassel realy and it fits perfectly and sounds great with the Ortofon 2m blue. Only down side is I need a bit more weight for the counterbalance as the weight touches the lid with it fully extended
IMG_1221 by 337alant, on Flickr
IMG_1218 by 337alant, on Flickr
IMG_1212 by 337alant, on Flickr

Alan

That's a beautiful turntable!
Thanks a lot for posting pictures. How did you align the tonearm to the platter?

[twotone]

Alan, you can get a supplementary weight, I've got one, costs about £30 on e-bay, mine's came with the arm.

[twotone]

That's a beautiful turntable!
Thanks a lot for posting pictures. How did you align the tonearm to the platter?

The arm moves up and down with the small lever off to the right which is used for adjusting VTA.