The Michell Gyro SE Turntable | Preview

[@musamusashi]

A classic turntable that never grows old.

[@bigblueocean]

Love the Gyro! It looks and sounds so good.

[@richardelliott8352]

to me it reminds me of a medical centrifuge , like they use to separate blood samples. I find it decorative only because the form is dictated by the function, which does have a certain intrinsic style that functional objects sometimes have.

[@AudiophileToday]

Very nice demo. I enjoyed owning a Michell Techno Dec with the accompanying Techno Arm for several years. Sort of regret selling it. I've always liked the Gyro and can easily see one in my future down the road. Thanks for the vid.

[@richardelliott8352]

my gyro table is the end of my turntable road. If it ever becomes the weak link in my system, I will have one heck of a system, far exceeding my needs and desires.

[@colinsmall8170]

Someone i spoke to at the factory last year told me the weights are Nickel with a light gold plating,on my Gyro SE I bought in 2004,the plating was wearing off with cleaning,I sent them back to have re-finished,what they do now is remove any gold plate,and spray lacquer,which is a much better finish,and won't rub off with light cleaning.

[@AHobbistChannel]

Interesting use of an Archimedes Screw.

[@richardelliott8352]

most super low friction main platter bearings use a ball and flat design under the record spindle , and have such a small friction point, to keep the noise low, that effective lubrication becomes almost impossible. I really like the features of the Michell bearing

[@ashulman2008]

I love mine

[@robertmurray2340]

What is the light he is using in the video?

[@jeffreythurston1822]

That’s a great price point for some nice tech and great design.

[@richardelliott8352]

Back when this classic design was envisioned, turntables set inside wooden boxes. the cast aluminum spider it uses was specifically designed to stabilize manufacturing costs, to eliminate the fluctuating cost of wood and the labor that finish woodworking required. Turned out to be a very solid design principle.

[@richardelliott8352]

the main bearing quality is an easy way to shop for turntables, because it is the fundamental source of noise. if the main bearing is not discussed as a desirable feature adding value, it is not marketed as a market competitive audiophile product, no matter the hype from a million testimonials. One of the important features for me, besides the high value for the money, was that this table is very successful when used in smaller listening spaces. Having good isolation from outside acoustic energy is a great benefit to me, since I used to rent and never knew what kind of room I might be using for listening to records. There are so many outstanding features in this design, it is a pleasure to own. But instead of bragging about all the features and benefits , I'll just say the audio engineer with his name over the company door developed and voiced the table, after years of extensive turntable experience and customer interaction. I first learned of this product when I was watching a video from an Italian audio club that just showed pictures of all the members super expensive turntables, when all of a sudden this little turntable showed up, looking like the runt of the litter in that crowd. I figured if it could hang with that big luxury stuff , I had better check it out.

[@garganega]

Wouldn't depleted uranium make a superior counterweight to brass?

[@richardelliott8352]

. All that is needed is a functional gyroscopic effect, too much weight would be hard to get to speed without a powerful motor , and weak motors are the quiet ones. Some say the heavier platter used as an upgrade to the gyro design eliminates to of the impact of the sound, but I have never heard another Michell table than the one I own.

[@stimpy1226]

I'll stick with my original SOTA Sapphire with Goldman methacrylate platter cover and screw down clamp with my Graham 2.2 arm and Lyra cartridge. Most of these items have been in my system for well over 30 years. There comes a point where open minded people should scream Uncle.

[@musamusashi]

That was one of the best analog playback systems back in the days, and i am sure it still holds up greatly.

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Ok boomer

[@richardelliott8352]

@@musamusashi the job hasn't changed , and the product addresses basic design concerns very effectively , for a cost limited design.

[@peanutbutterjellyjam2179]

I wonder if the oil that they used was snake oil...

[@richardelliott8352]

My table instructions said 30 weight synthetic motor oil can be substituted if the Michell oil is not easily available. Now that old man Michell is dead, they knocked that stuff off, and now only recommend the highly expensive little bottle of house branded oil , as is a common sales practice in the industry . I called the mobil 1 hot line and they advised that the 5-30 weight I run in my car would be just fine , as I suspected for such a slow moving device.