For over half a century, Michell has dedicated themselves to perfecting the art of analogue vinyl playback, not by following trends, but through a deep-rooted passion for music and engineering. Michell believe in doing things properly, with patience, precision, and purpose.
When you enjoy a Michell turntable, it’s not just about hearing music, it’s about feeling it come alive. You notice the silence between the notes, the texture in every voice, the weight and presence of every instrument. There’s a connection to the music, to the moment, and to the care that went into making it all possible. It’s an experience that draws you in and stays with you, every time you lower the stylus.
Every Michell design begins in-house, shaped by decades of experience and a clear focus on performance, longevity, and serviceability.
In the Hertfordshire United Kingdom Michell workshop, every product is carefully assembled, tested, and packaged by hand. Everyone at Michell take pride in what they make, and at Michell they make it to last, so it can be enjoyed for years to come.
Michell TecnoDec Entry Level Reference Turntable
The TecnoDec is Michell’s entry-level turntable, and shares many features developed for its bigger sibling, the GyroDec, such as the vibration dampening, impedance-matched platter, inverted oil circulating main bearing and a free-standing motor unit. TecnoDec is an unsuspended turntable that utilizes materials and technologies not normally found in entry level turntables, allowing you hear much more from your music.
Pure Sorbothane Feet Inserts
Designed to isolate the turntable from structural vibration in the supporting surface.
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.
Free Standing Motor Unit
Machined from a solid billet of aircraft grade aluminium, the turntable motor unit is designed to minimise any transfer of tiny vibrations created when the motor is running, to the sensitive parts of the turntable. When in operation the only connection between the motor and the rest of the turntable, is the drive belt turning the platter. This innovation lifts the performance of the TecnoDec and sets it apart from the competition.
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.
Industry Accolades
“Delightfully clean sound allied to superb build and finish make this the class of the mid-price vinyl field.” Hi-Fi World "Top-notch engineering and revealing sound quality"
“Delightfully clean sound allied to superb build and finish make this the class of the mid-price vinyl field.”
