Michell’s Turntable Evolution Spawns Revolv and Gyro Decks

Michell Audio, the renowned British turntable manufacturer, presented its latest generation of the iconic Gyro, featuring significant improvements to its internal components that enhance performance while retaining the Gyro's distinctive identity.

Also, the all-new Michell Revolv turntable was premiered and serves as a bridge between the minimalist TecnoDec and the new Gyro, elevating the TecnoDec by integrating elements from the Gyro.

Michell Gyro

We're told that during the development of the 2025 Gyro, the Michell engineers employed cutting-edge analysis tools, enabling an overhaul of elements such as optimised vibration control of the suspension and chassis, through fine-tuning of mass distribution and damping zones to disperse vibration and resonance.

Jonathan Nye, Michell's managing director, conveyed to StereoNET:

When engineer John Michell produced the first parts for Transcriptor turntables back in 1969, he started a process that eventually led to the launch of the GyroDec in 1982, a product that came to redefine the way turntables are designed. Today's introduction continues this legacy, with an instantly identifiable Gyro that retains the ethos of the original, but is packed full of technical innovations that drive the performance forwards in the most dramatic manner.

Developments include the introduction of a precision-machined, solid 19mm aerospace-grade aluminium chassis, replacing the cast aluminium that has been a consistent part of all Gyro models. This move ensures uniform mechanical performance across the entire structure, reducing colouration in the midrange, creating tighter imaging, and improving energy flow away from the tonearm and bearing.

During the demonstrations, we heard an audibly lower noise floor and improved rhythm and microdynamics in the music.

Other developments have seen the familiar three-point spring suspension system tuned down from 4.5Hz to 3.5Hz via a self-centring mechanism dubbed Equilibria. This improves low-frequency control, timing and pitch accuracy. Furthermore, a quieter background and greater resolution at low volumes have been achieved by introducing bespoke composite Sorbothane feet that offer superior vibration absorption and control compared to a single-point puck.

These revisions will not only make the Gyro easier to set up; indeed, it will be delivered with the arm and cartridge attached and calibrated if you order the complete package from Michell—but we expect massively improved Wow figures, mainly due to the mitigated lateral movement of the suspended rig, as inspected by our own David Price (below).

The innovative helix oil pump bearing has been upgraded to a double helix, doubling oil flow to lubricate the inverted bearing and further reducing friction. And for both user operation and noise reduction, the new motor assembly is a shielded design that incorporates a grounding cable and enables electronic speed selection of 33.3 or 45 RPM.

While still easily recognisable as a Michell Gyro, the new model sports enhancements to the aesthetic design. For example, the Delrin platter loses the belt groove in favour of a precision-turned edge, giving the belt a single point of contact and self-levelling skills.

The base is now a high-mass aluminium design, replacing the existing lightweight acrylic spider frame. The result of its reduced flex and increased mass is that the suspension and feet perform more predictably, with far greater bass definition and midrange clarity.

Michell Revolv

The new Revolv is a rigid design, benefitting from direct mechanical grounding thanks to its inert 19mm aerospace-grade aluminium chassis, machined from a single block. The high mass design provides a stable mechanical foundation to control and dissipate unwanted vibrations.

This sits on feet that incorporate six bespoke Sorbothane damping nodes to isolate the turntable from external vibration.

Combined with the precision tonearm mounting, rigidly coupled to the chassis for optimal energy transfer and cartridge stability, those elements minimise colouration for precise dynamic control, enhanced low-level resolution and preserve your music's nuances.

The Revolv turntable also inherits Gyro's inverted bearing. A mono-helix groove actively circulates oil to the thrust point and bearing walls for consistent low-friction rotation, ensuring minimal wear and longevity.

Meanwhile, the Delrin platter provides additional vibration damping and a boundary impedance closely matched to vinyl, resulting in a very neutral sound. As with the Gryo, the platter includes the signature solid-turned brass weights, which increase the platter's mass and, consequently, its momentum when spinning, significantly improving speed stability and keeping wow and flutter at ultra-low levels.

Drive comes from a new isolated, free-standing motor and a highly regulated PSU that is grounded and electromagnetically shielded to prevent interference. Machined from a single aluminium billet into a clamshell, the power supply housing follows the design cues of the recently launched Apollo phono stage. Speed selection (33.3 or 45 RPM) is easily controlled via electronic switching.

Jonathan Nye, managing director of Michell Audio, told StereoNET:

With the launch of Revolv, we've taken many of the key Gyro features, such as the constant development of skeletal turntable design, and developments in manufacturing and measurement, to provide a deck with the highest levels of musical detail and dynamism for its price point. We are very confident that this engineering tour de force will delight many fans of analogue music reproduction, and we can't wait for them to experience it.

Alister Smith, Sales Manager for PMC Distribution UK, Michell's UK appointed distributor, adds:

The new Revolv is a superb platform for extracting untainted music and a stunning example of thoughtful British engineering. Being packed full of trickle-down technology from the incomparable Gryo, it opens up huge opportunities for people to hear their music sounding so much better than it ever has.

Stock is expected to be available in time for Christmas, with the Revolv priced at £3,995 without arm or cartridge, while the Gyro will sell for £5,995 with unicover and record clamp but without arm or cartridge.

We were also teased with the possibility of refined tonearms, and other upgrades could well be on the development map, so stay tuned for more details.

For more information visit Michell Engineering