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For over thirty years Michell Engineering have been at the forefront of quality audio, with world-wide appreciated products like the Michell GyroDec and Orbe turntables.

Founded in Borehamwood near London, by mechanical engineer John Michell, Michell Engineering Ltd have been active in high quality hifi turntables since the late Sixties, which makes us the oldest English manufacturer in that business.

In the early days, Michell Engineering made aesthetically stunning turntables such as the Prisma and the Hydraulic Reference, while also putting the company's mechanical engineering skills to use in the mechanical, aeronautical, and film industry. Indeed, we made parts and spacecraft models for 2001, A Space Odyssey and other films, and guess which turntable director Stanley Kubrick put in Alex's bedroom in A Clockwork Orange ...

ORBE Turntable £2413.00

The Orbe takes the established concept of the GyroDec and adds to it an extra level of isolation, better structural damping, and an improved motor drive system.

• Double chassis, suspended pendulum subchassis
• Damped subchassis
• 60 mm thick massive black acrylic/vinyl platter of high inertia
• Screw-down record clamp, compatible with ordinary and 180g audiophile pressings
• Inverted oil-pumping bearing
• Custom armboards available for any tonearm
• High-quality standalone DC motor with tacho control loop
• VC motor power supply
• Finished in clear or black acrylic with black or aluminium metal parts

GYRODEC

GyroDec Turntable SSP £1300.00

The classic Michell turntable, continuously refined during many years of development to the current level of performance. The Michell GyroDec is a three-point spring-suspended turntable of medium mass, which is compatible with most quality tone arms in existence. Earlier GyroDecs can always be brought up to present spec, and every modern GyroDec can be upgraded to almost the status of the mighty Orbe.

• Single acrylic chassis, aluminium suspended subchassis with stabilized operation and internally isolated suspension turrets
• Impedance-matched acrylic/vinyl platter, with brass weights for high inertia
• Record clamp
• Oil-pumping inverted bearing
• Custom arm boards available for most tonearms
• High-quality standalone DC motor
• Optional HR power supply
• Optional upgrade to Orbe-style platter and clamp
• Finished in clear or tinted acrylic with aluminium metal parts,
  or in black acrylic with black and bronze metal parts 
   

Gyro SE - Spider Edition

Gyro SE - Spider Edition SSP £1036.00

Based entirely on the GyroDec, but without the costly acrylic plinth and dustcover, the Gyro SE brings the same qualities in a more affordable and compact package. A Michell Gyro SE can always be converted into a GyroDec by purchasing a plinth and dustcover.

• Spider chassis, suspended stable subchassis
• Massive acrylic/vinyl platter of high inertia, with gold-plated brass weights
• Inverted oil-pumping bearing
• Custom arm boards available for most tonearms
• High-quality standalone DC motor
• Optional clamp
• Optional HR supply
• Optional Orbe-style platter and clamp
• Optional dust cover
  Finished in silver

TECHNODEC

TecnoDec SSP £592.00

The new entry-level turntable, taking the low-noise DC motor and the impedance-matched platter of the GyroDec, along with an advanced bearing on an elegant solid-plinth design with damped feet. The Michell TecnoDec requires no user-setup or maintenance.

• Solid-plinth turntable with standalone motor
• Acrylic/vinyl platter, impedance-matched to the record
• Oil-pumping inverted bearing
• High-quality standalone DC motor
• Arm board for Rega-compatible arms
• Optional record clamp
• Optional HR power supply
• Optional dust cover
  Finished in black acrylic with aluminium metal parts

 
TecnoArm SSP £442.00

The TecnoArm(a) is a fundamental mechanical rebuild of the well-known RB250 tonearm, to which is added monolithic wiring of the highest quality. The arm tube is bead-blasted and perforated, which disperses structural resonances and yields a lower effective mass. The arm wand is internally damped to reduce resonance further, and the headshell is machined flat, to allow true azimuth relative to the bearing craddle. After modification the bearings are re-adjusted for highest possible performance, according to original Rega procedures.

• One-piece perforated arm casting with internal foam damping
• Proprietary silver litz cable in a continuous run from cartridge to amplifier
• PTFE dielectric, metal braided shielding, separate ground wire
• Silver-plated cartridge clips and phono plugs
• Two counterweights, matching cartridges of 4-7g and 7-13g
• Vertical tracking force adjuster in steps of 0.1g vVertical tracking angle adjuster
• Finger locknut for easy arm removal or VTA adjustment
• One year warranty