Michell Gyro SE-what arm?


Well, my turntable obsession continues. I bought an almost new Gyro SE mkII recently with no arm on it. Now I've really done it, because there are so many choices-and probably a lot of really good ones. For me, making a decision about something like his is more agonizing than fun, really. Not wanting to screw it up, you know. It seems like the Gyro must work well with a Rega arm; I've seen a fair amount of "Goners with modded 250's, 300's and the like, or the Technoarm, which as I understand it is a modded Rega. The guy from whom I bought the table had an Audiomods arm; again, a Rega. And I've seen a fair number of SME's as well. So, what about the Origin Live arms, like the Zephyr, or the Encounter? And what about those Jelco 750's? I've read good things about that arm. And if I have th option, should I go for a 10 inch?I don't have a huge amount to spend, but it seems to me somewhere around $1500 should buy a pretty decent arm, And I have an opportunity to buy a Rega RB1000 for about that -what about that? Would that be a viable option, maybe better than the modded arms or the low-mid priced Origin offerings? I will add this-I am one of the Naim sheep, so PRAT and musicality is probably more important to me than absolute accuracy. Please give me your input, Michell owners and those familiar with this dilema. Thanks!
goforth

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Jon Michell used the SMEV in the development of the Gyro/Orbe. I've always used the SME V with my Orbe SE. Many users have also raved about the Orbe/Graham 2.2 combo as well as the Gyro/Moerch combo. I've acquired an used Graham 2.2 about 6 months ago, but have not had a chance to switch over to give it a listen.

As other have indicated, weight is a concrrn. Some can be compensated with a lighter armboard. Contact the distributor and the arm manufacturer to make sure they can supply an armboard for the particular arm. Some arms like the Graham Phantom and Dynavector are just way too heavy. But I've seen a guy in Singapore with the Orbe SE/ Dynavector combo. Not sure how he did it.

FrankC