The Michell Audio Orbe SE Turntable delivers the same reference-grade sonic performance as the flagship Orbe but in a more compact, open-frame design. Engineered for uncompromising neutrality, detail, and rhythm, the Orbe SE features a three-point spring suspension system, a weighted pendulum sub-chassis, and low-contact aluminum feet to achieve exceptional vibration isolation. Its 60mm impedance-matched, vibration-damped platter works in harmony with Michell’s inverted oil-circulating main bearing for ultra-quiet, stable rotation. A free-standing motor unit and the advanced Orbe Controller—using Never Connected™ circuitry and servo-controlled speed correction—ensure rock-solid RPM accuracy. Finished with the precision Orbe record clamp, the Orbe SE offers true audiophile performance in a sleek, space-efficient package.
Michell Audio Orbe SE Turntable
$7,499.00
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The Michell Audio Orbe SE Turntable delivers the same reference-grade sonic performance as the flagship Orbe but in a more compact, open-frame design. Engineered for uncompromising neutrality, detail, and rhythm, the Orbe SE features a three-point spring suspension system, a weighted pendulum sub-chassis, and low-contact aluminum feet to achieve exceptional vibration isolation. Its 60mm impedance-matched, vibration-damped platter works in harmony with Michell’s inverted oil-circulating main bearing for ultra-quiet, stable rotation. A free-standing motor unit and the advanced Orbe Controller—using Never Connected™ circuitry and servo-controlled speed correction—ensure rock-solid RPM accuracy. Finished with the precision Orbe record clamp, the Orbe SE offers true audiophile performance in a sleek, space-efficient package.
FEATURES
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.
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, 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.
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.
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, than our standard clamps allow. This further helps flatten warped and uneven vinyl and eliminate resonance in the vinyl disk.
