Michell Focus One Turntable

Here we have a vintage Focus One turntable from British company Michell. It was originally launched in the late 1970s as Michell’s first entry level turntable and fitted with a unipivot tonearm whose underslung counterweight was the inspiration for Michell’s modern TecnoWeight. Ours comes in fully working condition with age related marks and blemishes – please see our images. It also has the rarer black platter mat. It will be professionally packaged and comes with our standard three month warranty.
Michell Say….
With sales growing steadily, it was decided to introduce an entry-level product so that the Michell brand could reach out to a wider audience. The Focus One consisted of a simple plinth suspended on sprung feet. The improved ‘S’ version followed quickly and was fitted with an improved drive system and heavy aluminium platter.
The Focus One Turntable represents the very latest in record player engineering techniques and is designed to complement the finest high fidelity reproducing equipment. The complete unit is free standing on adjustable acoustic feedback legs.
The baseboard of the Focus One turntable is pre-cut for mounting the SME arms and adaptor plates are available for the fitting of most high quality tone-arms.
Specifications:
Type: Manual record player
Drive Method: Belt drive
Motor: AC synchronous
Platter: 2.1 kg
Speeds: 33 and 45 rpm
Wow and flutter: 0.06%
Rumble: 75 dB
Dimensions: 430 (W) x 370 (D) x 100 (H) mm

HiFi Choice 1984….
The Focus was above average with the lid installed, the bass was reasonably clean, the midrange quite transparent and detailed, and the stereo presentation above average.