Prices are listed in CA$.

Big surprise coming from venerable UK-based turntable company Michell, which held a booth at the Audiofest to announce the launch of two new turntables: The Revolv ($TBD) and the new Gyro ($9699 w/o tonearm, or $12,098 with TecnoArm II). According to the company’s literature, the latter is a “ground-up engineering overhaul” of its predecessor, the Gyro SE, which it replaces.

I was also surprised to learn that Michell is a family-run business. It was therefore fitting that representing the brand and discussing its latest projects were family members Jonathan Nye and his father-in-law, Steve Rowland, who co-owns the company and is himself the son-in-law of the late company founder, John Michell.

Positioned just below the new Gyro in the product line—and second only to the flagship Orbe SE—the Revolv features a Delrin platter with peripheral brass weights for increased inertia, a freestanding motor unit, and an outboard power supply with electronic speed selection, identical to the one used in the new Gyro.

The new-generation Gyro represents the culmination of refinements made to the model over the past 40 years. At its heart is a completely reworked main chassis. Whereas previous versions were made of cast aluminum, which was susceptible to air bubbles forming during manufacturing, the new chassis is machined from solid aluminum, making it more rigid and less resonant.

Also new is the addition of embedded brass weights, calculated and positioned within the chassis to help balance the tonearm assembly while absorbing vibrational energy.

Although I couldn’t listen to any of the Michell turntables—they were on silent display—I can vouch that both the new Gyro and Revolv are gorgeous to behold.

I can’t wait to audition them both.