Michell Orbe Turntable

LOW CONTACT AREA FEET

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.

THREE POINT SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM

Three suspension towers are fixed to the secondary acrylic base to hold the suspension springs in place and provide height adjustment for the sub chassis.

DUAL HIGH DENSITY ACRYLIC BASES

Separated by 3 pin points the acrylic bases of the Orbe not only provide a rigid non resonant surface to fix the suspension system to, they also create a very efficient isolation platform to help eliminate structural feedback.

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. This orientation allows Michell to fully lubricate the inside of the entire bearing while the platter is turning. Michell achieve this by way of a modified Archimedean screw that they 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.

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.

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, so it has a very neutral sound characteristic. The extra mass of the Orbe platter gives it great momentum when spinning aiding in speed stability.

ORBE CONTROLLER POWER SUPPLY

The most sophisticated power supply Michell 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.

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.

HINGED LID

The turntable comes with a hinged clear acrylic lid to protect the turntable from dust and damage. The hinges are made in two parts that allow the lid to be easily removed if required.

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 flatten warped and uneven vinyl and eliminate resonance in the vinyl disk.

WEIGHT

• 19kg

WIDTH

• 53cm

DEPTH

• 41cm

HEIGHT

• 21cm

WIDTH (LID OPEN)

• 53cm

DEPTH (LID OPEN)

• 49cm

HEIGHT (LID OPEN)

• 55cm