For nearly four decades, Michell Engineering has been at the forefront of turntable design, engineering and manufacturing. Still a family run business, they are dedicated to the continued development of their products whilst retaining their belief that build quality, performance and value for money is essential. Once you purchase one of their products, you will enjoy class-leading performance for many years to come.

However, it doesn’t stop there. As they develop their products, we like to offer existing customers the opportunity to upgrade their products to the latest specifications and Michell still service products that are thirty years old. We see this as our commitment to our products and our customers.

 

Michell Orbe

The Michell Orbe turntable 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. As of January 2004 the motor controller employs the revolutionary Never-Connected mains isolation circuit.

Orbe
Double chassis, suspended pendulum
subchassis
Damped subchassis
60 mm thick massive acrylic/vinyl platter of high inertia
Screw-down record clamp, compatible with standard and 180g audiophile pressings
Inverted oil-pumping bearing
Custom arm boards available for most tonearms
High-quality standalone DC motor with tacho feedback speed control
Orbe Controller NC motor power supply with Never-Connected circuit
Finished in clear or black acrylic with black or aluminium metal parts
Weight 19 kg
Dimensions 53 (w) x 41 (d) 21 (h) cms
With lid fully opened 53 (w) x 49 (d) 59 (h) cms
£3,299.00

Orbe SE
Spider double chassis, suspended pendulum subchassis
Damped subchassis
60 mm thick massive acrylic/vinyl platter of high inertia
Screw-down record clamp, compatible with standard and 180g audiophile pressings
Inverted bearing
Custom arm boards available for most tonearms
High-quality standalone DC motor with tacho feedback speed control
Orbe Controller NC supply with Never-Connected circuit
Optional dust cover
Finished in black or clear acrylic with black
metal parts
Weight 13.5 kg
Dimensions 49 (w) x 37.5 (d) x 15 (h) cms
£2,862.00


 

 

Michell GyroDec

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

Gyro Dec
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
Weight 14 kg
Dimensions 53 (w) x 41 (d) x 19 (h) cms
With lid fully opened 53 (w) x 49 (d) x 55 (h) cms
£1,770.00

Gyro Dec SE
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
Weight 10 kg
Dimensions 49 (w) x 37.5 (d) x 13.5 (h) cms

£1,356.00

 

Michell TechnoDec

A 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.  The big thing is that this turntable unlike other's in it's price range, does not use MDF for the platter.

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 or SME compatible arms
Optional record clamp
Optional HR power supply
Optional dust cover
Finished in black acrylic with aluminium metal parts
Weight 4.6 kg
Dimensions 49 (w) x 31 (d) 8.5 (h) cms
£735.00
With SME M2-9 £1,495.00 (with Timestep not SME cable)

 

Michell upgrades, accessories & SME arms

Arms (prices are if bought with a turnrable)
Rega 202 tonearm £198.00
Rega 303 tonearm £348.00
Techno arm £635.00
Technoarm black £645.00
SME M2-9 £799.00 (with Timestep not SME cable)
SME 309 £1,295.00
SME IV £1,795.00
SME V £2,695.00

Spares
Drive Belt £21.00
Bearing oil £4.00
Armplate SME
Silver £52.00 :  Black or gold £58.00
Tonearm decoupling kit SME £24.00

Upgrades
HR PSU  £440.00
Orbe Platter kit £469.00
Orb Clamp kit £98.00

 

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Telephone 01803 833366  Fax 01803 839498  e-mail sales@SoundHiFi.com