Michell Gyro SE Turntable – Silver / TecnoArm A Tonearm

Here we have an example of one of the most iconic looking British turntables available on the market today – the Gyro SE from Michell. Not bad for a design that was first introduced in 1982. This one comes with a Michell TecnoArm A, is in very good condition and will be supplied in factory packaging along with our regular three month warranty.
Michell Say….
The Gyro SE is a small footprint variation of the GyroDec that delivers an almost identical performance to its larger sibling. The full-sized acrylic plinth on the GyroDec has been replaced by a rigid and inert acrylic spyder to support the chassis. The Gyro SE is Michell’s best-selling turntable providing a neutral, reference presentation without taking up too much space. If you are looking for a compact class-leading turntable, look no further.
Three suspension towers are fixed to the acrylic base to hold the suspension springs in place and provide height adjustment for the sub chassis.
The platter material was chosen for its vibration dampening characteristics and because sonically it is a very similar material to vinyl, so it has a very neutral sound characteristic. The brass weights are added to give the platter extra mass and subsequently more momentum when spinning. This greatly improves speed stability and helps keep wow and flutter to a minimum.
The motor unit used to drive the turntable is completely separate to the turntable, meaning it doesn’t touch the turntable in anyway. The only connection between the motor and the turntable is the drive belt that drives the platter. This stops any noise or vibrations created when the motor is running, getting through to the sensitive parts of the turntable.
Hanging on the three suspension springs, this provides a rigid dense platform to mount the main bearing, platter and tonearm assembly, ensuring there is no movement between them, while also acting as a ‘resonance / vibration sink’ drawing away unwanted vibrations from the sensitive elements of the turntable.
Contrary to traditional designs, our main bearing has the point of rotation at the top of the assembly, not at the bottom. This orientation allows us to fully lubricate the inside of the entire bearing while the platter is turning. We achieve this by way of a modified Archimedean screw that we machine into the inside bore of the bearing. The oil is drawn from a reservoir at the base of the main bearing up to the thrust ball at the top, fully lubricating as it goes, it then returns to the reservoir via a waste hole drilled into the bearing spindle. Lubricating the precision parts of the main bearing in this way means that any potential for noise or vibration created by the rotation of the platter is avoided.
The solid aluminium feet of the turntable are shaped so the area in contact with the supporting surface is very small, this is done to minimise the transfer of vibrations from the supporting furniture into the turntable.
Specifications:
Dimensions: 490 (W) x 375 (D) x 135 (H) mm.
Weight: 10 kg
The TecnoArm A is designed to offer a truly audiophile listening experience at exceptional value for money and easily competes with tonearms at three times the price!
Utilising a custom one piece arm tube, the tube is first shot – blasted to change the sonority (ringing tone) of the tube, we then drill 22 holes in the tubes underside to reduce its mass. The underside of the integral head shell is machined to be perfectly parallel with the bearing position. The tonearm is then assembled using the new ultra-low friction polymer bearings and mounted on a redesigned mounting base.
The TecnoArm A is wired with our proprietary wiring loom and 99.9999% pure silver litz wire, from cartridge tags to phono plugs, with no internal wiring joints.
Our TecnoWeight counter weight allows you to set the tracking force for your chosen cartridge easily and our new VTA/SRA adjuster sets the height of your tonearm, helping you ensure the stylus tracks the vinyl groove at the correct angle.
The TecnoArm A has been designed to offer a truly audiophile listening experience with exceptional value for money. This is a tonearm that can easily compete with others three times the price!
Specifications:
Effective mass – Low / 12.5 g
Mounting distance platter centre to arm hole centre 222 mm

For a review from Hi-Fi Choice magazine please click here

For a second opinion try American Hi-Fi journalist Michael Fremer writing for U.S. online site AnalogPlanet please click here