The Aluminium version of the Michell Gyrodec performance pack is now available

We have been asked if we do a silver version of the Gyrodec performance pack by several people now, so thought it about time we came up with the goods.
The polished aluminium version of the popular turntable upgrade works just like the brass version. The feet simply screw on in place of the standard cone spike feet to give you an altogether better listening experience. The platter settles quickly with the damping afforded by the magnets and the sound is altogether sweeter, easier on the ear and more detailed.
If you own a Gyrodec, Orbe or Transcriptor these feet feet will give you a very noticeable performance upgrade. They are the best value for money upgrade available for these turntables and that’s not just our opinion.

Website promotion discount code – autumn17

For a limited time we are offering a 15% discount to promote our website. pass it on if you know someone who could benefit from it, or use it yourself for any of our products.
autumn17 is the code, valid until 8th October.

Transcriptor Skeleton on the new Ukishima 15 Aluminium feet

Thanks to Steve Recker from Texas USA, for sending pictures of his turntable happily floating on our new aluminium feet.
He says “1969 Transcriptors Skeleton made in Ireland. It’s been in storage over 40 years in the original box and packaging. Almost no use! Still sounds great with original cartridge and now even better with floating magnetic suspension. Thanks for these!”
It is always good to hear from our customers and see our products in action. What a fabulous looking turntable.

A new range of more affordable feet

We now have a new range range of more affordable feet. We have redesigned the feet slightly and made them out of aluminium to reduce the cost. They have a silver grey anodised finish, so no need for polishing or lacquering and they also offer a different choice of colour from the other feet in the range, which may suit some equipment better. They still offer fabulous isolation, but with a much less labour intensive finish and lighter weight, we are able to offer these at a lower price than than the other feet.
The feet come in a box of four with each foot supporting 0.5 to 6Kg for the Ukishima 6 Aluminium feet (2 to 24Kg for four) or 2 to 15Kg each for the Ukishima 15 Aluminium (8 to 60Kg for four feet).
We can offer 8Kg and 20Kg magnets or odd numbers of feet aswell if necessary.

Wooden Gyrodec feet

We have been further experimenting with wood isolation feet and have had some fabulous sonic results on the Gyrodec with them. I guess the look may not appeal to everyone, the organic burr oak contrasting with the sci-fi Hi-Fi look of the turntable. We will try some different woods next and get some feedback on our facebook page.

Are magnetic levitation feet safe with hard drives?

Are streamers safe on magnetic feet?
This video shows an experiment, putting a hard drive directly on three Ukishima 15 feet, to see if the drive is affected by the magnetic field.
I found no adverse effects on the performance of the drive, I also tried it at different angles to replicate different mounting arrangements in streamers with no issues.

Testing a hard drive on the powerful Ukishima 15 feet.

Michell Gyrodec platform

We have a happy customer in Seattle, who has taken delivery of one of our Gyrodec platforms.
“Isolation Platform has arrived and successfully installed – looks good and sounds even better”
Thanks to Mr Smith for the pictures and feedback.

The Ukishima 8 is here

We have introduced an upgraded option for the range of small feet. By having some new magnets specially made, we can offer a 30% more powerful foot in the same body package as the popular Ukishima 6. It gives a bit more load headroom and can be mixed with the “6” feet if you have a heavy corner, or an opening lid on a record player that makes one area work harder than the rest. We can also offer the new magnets as an upgrade for Ukishima 6 feet already out there working hard for your listening pleasure.

Wooden Feet

We have been experimenting with different types of decorative woods to offer a new aesthetic for people wanting something a little unusual.
They work well as expected and look interesting. We are looking at woods such as burr oak, to give more detail and interest in the grain. We also have a master wood-turner on board to help us out. We will offer some new products soon.

Speaker suspension bridge testing

We took a variety of of our new speaker suspension bridges to Falmouth, to see what the great speaker guru, Julius Hyde, would make of them. Testing went very well on the bridges. The difference was instantly clear and substantial. The sound was not only significantly better with the feet under the speakers but the smallest details could be heard that had been previously unnoticed. The staging was precise and the bass powerful and crisp. The whole sound was sharper, yet more rounded and less shrill. Really quite delightful and easy on the ear. It was a revelation, as if you had been listening to a fabulous voice with some of the audience joining in and then suddenly, you were hearing it on it’s own. Julius commented one would have to spend many thousands of pounds in upgrades to get a similar performance improvement by another route. We were very pleased and relieved after all the hard work.
We also wanted to hear what would happen downstairs, to see if we had managed to reduce the sound transmission to rooms underneath the music room. The music was definitely quieter and less intrusive and with the suspension bridges in place, it sounded like distant music rather than a bass heavy noise. I made an attempt to be more scientific using a decibel meter; same track, same volume and found typically about 3dB less noise. This equates to about half the power transmission through the floor of the speakers without the suspension bridges. So good news for your neighbours too!

91dB in the listening room

77.8dB downstairs with supension bridges

81dB without suspension