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Micro-Seiki’s vintage turntables remain in use in specialist analogue systems. Rhinoçéros is one such installation.

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Equipment in use

Rhinoçéros lists Micro-Seiki in its turntables setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Turntable / cartridges: DQX-500; VM740ML and VM750SH — owner-listing specification (Micro-Seiki / Audio-Technica)

Inside the system

Rhinoçéros uses an Altec Voice of the Theatre A7 system: a 416A/828 bass section, 808 compression driver with aluminium diaphragm and a 511 horn, in a 16 Ω configuration. Werner Jagusch speaker-level autoformer crossovers and JBL 2405 supertweeters are important additions to the loudspeaker assembly. Thöress F2A11 amplification and a Thöress phono equalizer accompany a Micro-Seiki DQX-500 with Audio-Technica VM740ML and VM750SH cartridge options. Belden internal wiring and Canare amplifier cables complete a system in which the crossover and supplementary tweeters are as significant as the original Altec components.

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