Bought an Original Kiseki SilverSpot Today...

The thread title is wrong it should read:
Kiseki 'BLUE' Silverspot maybe that will help some.
Thanks
Steve

Thanks tablejockey.
Just going to play around with it and once my Zxy gets out of jail maybe I`ll send it off for a rebuild.
Steve

Very clean,,, cantilever straight and centered
 
  I set it up using a Mint Protractor, it was a little difficult trying to see under the body for the alignment but it wasn`t as bad as a Dynavector 17d3 that I had before.

Set tracking force to 1.9 gm.

Played 3 albums :
Joe Cocker 'A luxury You Can Afford  (a favorite of mine)
Jack Johnson 'To The Sea'
The Teskey Brothers 'Run Home Slow'

This cartridge really surprises me !
Not bad at all... I Really like it
I didn`t expect it to be so quiet in the grooves which took me by surprise.
It`s a keeper.
Still can`t figure out if it`s Japan made though


Steve

I think adjusted for inflation a new one back then would be $1300-1500 or so in todays dollars. 

tablejockey:
"I'm guessing your Kiseki is a good "close enough" to your
ZYX, but not in the same league? Now that you're getting a re-tip the ZYX, it is a different animal now, so that may change when you get it back".
Not getting a retip my ZYX actually had a Paratrace stylus on it when I sent it in to VAS.
He said it looked pretty good but I opted to have a whole new Namiki Microridge stylus assembly put in, that way, it would be 'new' once I got it back.

The Kiseki is more than "close enough" I`d be hard pressed to pick a clear winner between the two.
  I`m amazed to hear different tones coming through and I`m beginning to understand the allure of these types of cartridge's 

Thanks
Steve