Micro Seiki DQX-500 Turntable resto-mod

[NeverSatisfied]

There is no clear answer that I could find out there but i was trying to determine the significance/difference in the “X” suffix, and no suffix arms.

I did notice that the “X” suffix headshells have coaxial leads for the cartridge, and I believe they used it within the arm as well,where they could, but maybe not. The pivot area would be a problem but I can’t pin anything down otherwise.

I am reasonably certain it is not silver wire- popular theory is that is the “S” suffix arm, but one first hand account I read from a rewire, indicated silver plated copper wire as opposed to solid silver. Still nice and maybe even audible… due to signal amplitude I would expect subtle changes to be more audible here than elsewhere.

The wire in both of my arms is copper and I had originally planned on replacing it but have two problems. First the stand alone arm has a female plug at the headshell end that I can’t get out without destroying it and the second is that since these use a torsion bar design for setting the tracking force, the wires have to travel under it to make the 90 degree turn down the main bearing tube. I don’t think I have enough room to snake the wires through without removing the torsion bar and I am chicken to go that far.

 

[J!m]

Seems reasonable.

No point throwing rocks at hornets nests unless prepared for what happens next....

 

[laatsch55]

I kinda feel youy pain there Spence...i don't like fuckin with that micrscopic shit either..

 

[George S.]

Spencer, this link may help you get that female connector out. Never seen any of these high $ MS turntables first hand. Anyhow, this is how the AR guys do it. I'll be doing my AR-XB sometime soon using this technique.
https://vinylnirvana.com/ar-turntable-resources/ar-diy-do-it-yourself/rewiring-an-ar-xa-tonearm

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Spencer, this link may help you get that female connector out. Never seen any of these high $ MS turntables first hand. Anyhow, this is how the AR guys do it. I'll be doing my AR-XB sometime soon using this technique.
https://vinylnirvana.com/ar-turntable-resources/ar-diy-do-it-yourself/rewiring-an-ar-xa-tonearm

Thanks George, that is similar but unfortunately the connector on mine is down in the tube and heavily glued. I have some de-bonding stuff that I am going to try but confidence is low that it will work. If I could figure out how the arm tube attaches to the main body then i could push it out from the inside but so far I have not figured that out.