Michell Orbe SE Turntable

Description

Orbe SE

By eliminating much of the expensive acrylic, the Michell Orbe SE offers most of the flagship Orbe qualities in a cheaper, smaller, and – to some people – aesthetically more pleasing package.

The Orbe SE can be upgraded to a full Orbe by purchasing the double plinth and dustcover. Plus, when teamed with an T2 or T3 tonearm, the Orbe SE is a surprisingly affordable entry to the Orbe-class of performance.

As with all Michell turntables, the unique orientation of the main bearing allows complete lubrication of the inside of the entire bearing while the platter is turning.

This is achieved by way of a modified Archimedean screw machined 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.

Please note that all Michell Engineering turntables can be adjusted and fitted out in different ways, including different tonearms, record clamps, covers and accessories. Please contact us before purchase for full details.

Features

• Low Contact Area Feet: The solid aluminium feet of the Gyro SE are shaped so the area in contact with the supporting surface is very small. This minimises vibration transfer from the supporting furniture into the turntable.
• Three-Point Spring Suspension System: Three suspension towers are fixed to the acrylic base to hold the suspension springs in place and provide height adjustment for the sub chassis.
• Weighted Pendulum-Style Sub Chassis: 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.
• Inverted Oil Circulating Main Bearing: Contrary to traditional designs, the main bearing has the point of rotation at the top of the assembly, not at the bottom.
• Extra Heavy Impedance-Matched Platter: The platter material was chosen for its vibration dampening characteristics and because sonically it is a very similar material to vinyl – it has a very neutral sound characteristic. The extra mass of the Orbe SE platter gives it great momentum when spinning, which aids speed stability.
• Free Standing Motor Unit: 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.
• Orbe Controller Power Supply: The most sophisticated power supply we manufacture, the Orbe controller uses a large toroidal transformer, Never Connected™ circuitry and servo motor control technology to make sure the platter is always turning at the correct speed. All the time the platter is turning, the motor is reporting back what the RPM is, if this changes even slightly, the controller automatically adjusts its output to correct the change. The result is that the speed stability of an Orbe turntable is absolutely rock solid.
• Orbe Record Clamp: The Orbe clamp is a screw-down design, which allows you to exert more force on to the vinyl when clamping it to the platter. This further helps in flattening warped and uneven vinyl and eliminate resonance in the vinyl disk.

Specifications

• Weight: 4.6 kg
• Width: 49 cm
• Depth: 31 cm
• Height: 8.5 cm

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Brand

Michell Engineering

For nearly five decades, Michell Engineering has been at the forefront of turntable design, engineering and manufacture. Still a family-run business, they are dedicated to the continued development of products whilst retaining the belief that build quality, performance and value for money is essential.

Purchase any Michell product and you will enjoy class-leading performance for many years to come. However the company likes to offer upgrades to existing customers, and still service products that are over thirty years old. From very humble beginnings, Michell Engineering have set out to design and build products that offer true innovation to the audio world whilst still retaining that personal touch.