Name: Michell Focus One // Vintage / Belt Drive Turntable / New Ortofon Red
Brand: Michell
SKU: 8879672164573
Price: 999.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

The JA Michell Focus One is a vintage belt-drive turntable that perfectly encapsulates the innovative spirit and precision engineering for which Michell is renowned. Introduced in the 1970s, the Focus One was designed as a more accessible alternative to the iconic Transcriptors Hydraulic Reference Turntable, maintaining Michell's hallmark blend of form and function while appealing to a wider audience of vinyl enthusiasts. With its sleek, minimalist design, excellent performance, and solid build quality, the Focus One has earned its place as a classic turntable for audiophiles seeking refined analog playback.

Production

1970's

Condition

9/10

Restoration

Full service check
Added a second spring to the rear foot to bolster suspension
Completely disassembled and cleaned top to bottom
Lubricated all moving parts
Verified lifter operation
Installed new Ortofon Red cartridge
Unit has an Audio Technica AT6006a Safety tonearm lifter
Verified arm cue operation

Factory Specs

Type: manual record player

Drive method: belt drive

Motor: AC synchronous

Platter: 2.1kg

Speeds: 33 and 45rpm

Wow and flutter: 0.06%

Rumble: 75dB

Dimensions: 430 x 370 x 100mm

The History of Michell

In the late 60’s, the company started to make parts for Transcriptors who subsequently re-located to the Michell premises. At this time, Michell were still supplying other local firms as well as working directly with the film studios making models and component parts for films such as Star Wars. When in 1973 Transcript...
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Liner Notes

The early ‘80’s saw the introduction of the GyroDec – surely one of the most iconic turntable designs of all time. Developed to be used with an A.C. synchronous motor and two drive belts, the original GyroDec featured a heavy aluminium platter fitted with a rubber mat and the signature gold platter weights mounted below. Over the next four decades, the GyroDec has continued to be the company’s bestselling and most popular product. Key to this success has been the numerous developments to bring it to the level of performance offered today. These include the now famous inverted oil-pumping bearing; an ingenious design that dramatically reduces the amount of friction and wear resulting in low noise and rumble. Being the modular design that it is, the company is still able to offer all of the upgrades to bring an original deck right up to current spec.A uni-pivot design, the Focus Tonearm has a layered-dampened arm tube and precision side weights for azimuth control.

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