Easily one of the most attractive turntables around - the J.A. Michell Engineering Gyro SE. Essentially a Gyrodec without the acrylic plinth or dust cover, this particular example has been fully upgraded with Orbe components, including the power supply, the hefty 60mm platter, and the Orbe screw-on record clamp to tame even the most warped record in your collection. With the SME 3009 tonearm anchoring a very rare and sought after Micro-Acoustics 530mp, this truly is an endgame turntable.
- Condition
- 9.5/10
- Restoration
- Full 30-point service check
- Completely disassembled and cleaned top to bottom
- Lubricated all moving parts
- Factory Specs
Chassis Spider chassis, suspended stable subchassis
Bearing Inverted oil-pumping bearing
Motor Self-lubricating standalone DC motor
Tonearm SME 3009 S2
Cartridge Micro-Acoustics 530-mp
Platter Orbe 60mm, impedance-matched, sonically neutral
Record Clamp Orbe, screw-down type
Power Supply Orbe, large toroidal transformer
Drive System Belt
Speeds 33 1/3 and 45 rpm.
Wow & Flutter 0.04%.
Rumble -78 dB.
Speed Accuracy ± 0.1 %.
Dimensions 19.25"W x 5.5"H x 14.75"D
Weight 22.5 lbs.
- Documentation
Michell Gyro SE Owner's Manual
- The History of Michell
- In the late 60’s, the company started to make parts for Transcriptors who subsequently re-located to the Michell premises. At this time, Michell were still supplying other local firms as well as working directly with the film studios making models and component parts for films such as Star Wars. When in 1973 Transcript...
[ Read More ]
- Liner Notes
The early ‘80’s saw the introduction of the GyroDec – surely one of the most iconic turntable designs of all time. Developed to be used with an A.C. synchronous motor and two drive belts, the original GyroDec featured a heavy aluminium platter fitted with a rubber mat and the signature gold platter weights mounted below. Over the next four decades, the GyroDec has continued to be the company’s best selling and most popular product. Key to this success has been the numerous developments to bring it to the level of performance offered today. These include the now famous inverted oil-pumping bearing; an ingenious design that dramatically reduces the amount of friction and wear resulting in low noise and rumble. Being the modular design that it is, the company is still able to offer all of the upgrades to bring an original deck right up to current spec.A uni-pivot design, the Focus Tonearm has a layered-dampened arm tube and precision side weights for azimuth control.
- Stock No.
- 7700053721309
Easily one of the most attractive turntables around - the J.A. Michell Engineering Gyro SE. Essentially a Gyrodec without the acrylic plinth or dust cover, this particular example has been fully upgraded with Orbe components, including the power supply, the hefty 60mm platter, and the Orbe screw-on record clamp to tame even the most warped record in your collection. With the SME 3009 tonearm anchoring a very rare and sought after Micro-Acoustics 530mp, this truly is an endgame turntable.
