Gyro

The Michell Gyro has never stood still. Since its debut in the early 1980s, it has evolved through countless incremental refinements, each calculated to improve performance while retaining the original design ethos. Over the decades, its silhouette became iconic, its sound revered, and its place in high-end analogue playback history assured.

This latest Gyro is the most significant —not a reinvention, but a reimagining of everything beneath the surface. It's a ground-up engineering overhaul that delivers dramatic improvements in performance, usability, and long-term reliability—while staying true to the Gyro's unmistakable form.

You know it's a Gyro instantly - but look closer and listen - you'll soon realise just how much is entirely new.

A Chassis Redefined

At the heart of this new Gyro is a complete reworking of the main chassis. Where previous versions used cast aluminium, we now use precision-machined, 19mm aerospace-grade aluminium tooling plate. This material change alone delivers unrivalled accuracy, rigidity, and a low resonance level that was not thought achievable.

Embedded brass weights—carefully calculated and positioned—help balance the tonearm assembly while absorbing vibrational energy. Around the tonearm mount, foam damping inserts suppress reflections, ensuring the stylus/vinyl interaction isn't hampered or the fine musical details masked.

The Best Gyro Michell Have Ever Made

This is the Gyro evolved — not just in how it performs, but in how it makes you feel.

Every update was made with one purpose: to let the music come through with more focus, more energy, and more emotional connection. To give you a turntable that feels alive — and invites you to slow down, listen deeper, and lose yourself in the moment.

It’s the Gyro. Just more of everything that made you love it in the first place.

Precision Power, Perfect Isolation

Gyro's motor system is engineered for absolute stability and silence. The heavy, freestanding motor housing is completely independent from the turntable — its only connection is the drive belt. This physical separation dramatically reduces the transfer of motor vibration to the sensitive playback components, preserving musical detail and clarity.

Both the motor unit and its matching power supply are machined from solid billets of aerospace-grade aluminium, forming exceptionally rigid enclosures with minimal gaps to block unwanted RF interference. The entire system is fully grounded and linked via a shielded interconnect, ensuring a pristine signal path and outstanding audio purity.

Core Features of Gyro

• Solid 19mm aerospace-grade aluminium chassis with integrated brass counterweights
• AI-modelled vibration control and structural optimisation
• Precision tonearm coupling replaces Delrin spacers
• Re-tuned suspension with 3.5Hz frequency and EquilibriaTM lateral damping
• Aluminium baseplate replaces original Gyrodec's acrylic "spider" frame
• Large Sorbothane isolation feet
• Smoother platter edge – belt groove removed for sleeker aesthetics
• Motor pod and PSU redesigned with shielding, grounding, and electronic speed control
• Inverted bearing now features double-helix oil pumping for 2× lubrication flow

Contact ourselves here @ Basically Sound for more information & expected on demo during Nov/Dec.