{"product_id":"michell-orbe-se-turntable","title":"Michell Orbe SE Turntable","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSmall Footprint Flagship Turntable System\u003c\/h3\u003e\nThe Michell Orbe SE delivers a reference quality listen comparable to the Orbe, but in a smaller, more affordable package.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nBy eliminating much of the expensive acrylic, the Michell Orbe SE offers most of the Orbe’s qualities in a cheaper, smaller, and to some people aesthetically more pleasing package.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Orbe SE can be upgraded to a full Orbe by purchasing the double plinth and dustcover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhen teamed with an T2 or T3 tonearm, the Orbe SE is a surprisingly affordable entry to the Orbe-class of performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLow contact area feet:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThree point spring suspension system:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWeighted pendulum style sub chassis:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInverted oil circulating main bearing:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtra heavy Impedance-matched platter:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFree standing motor unit:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOrbe controller power supply:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOrbe record clamp:\u003c\/b\u003e 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, than our standard clamps allow. This further helps flatten warped and uneven vinyl and eliminate resonance in the vinyl disk.","brand":"Michell Engineering","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":57406033559884,"sku":"ORBESE-B","price":3487.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver","offer_id":57415751074124,"sku":"ORBESE-S","price":3487.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/6891\/2204\/files\/michell-orbe-SE-turntable-black.jpg?v=1777452512","url":"https:\/\/www.stoneaudio.co.uk\/products\/michell-orbe-se-turntable","provider":"Stone Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}