Michell Gyro SE:anybody bought an Orbe platter?


Hi
Have anybody upgraded to an Orbe platter with a scre-on clamp?Which upgrade to do first:platter or power supply?
After completing these two upgrades how close will it approach Orbe in sound?Thank you all for your feedbacks.
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I have both Orbe SE MKII(DC motor with VC Tacho motor controller) and full Gyrodec(AC motor with QC power supply) currently.

I have tinkered around two tables using same SME arm and Shelter 901 cartridegs to see if sound difference is coming from platter or from other source. I would say that sound on Orbe platter with the Orbe record clamp(threaded) results slightly darker back ground and slightly more dynamic/authority than the standard Gyrodec platter but in expense of the airy sound of the Gyrodec platter. I also have done the experiment with the just the platter, not changing the threaded bearing housing/clamp. I would say that about 50% of the sound difference between Gyrodec and Orbe is coming from threaded clamp alone.

In my opinion, due to the Orbe platter upgrade cost, I'm not sure if this is a best money spent on upgrade.
FrankC,

My Orbe SE MKII is European model with the 33/45 switch on VC tacho controller. Your power supply should have a label showing whether it is an Orbe controller or VC Tacho controller. Order version of the Orbe had AC motor with Orbe controller. I'm not sure if North American model of the Orbe SE ever had AC motor with the Orbe controller or not. But I'm sure full version Orbe for North America once had AC motor with Orbe controller.

This is a seperate subject but I prefer the sound of the AC motor with the Orbe controller(or QC controller for Gyrodec) than the DC versions.