Who it comes up against
17 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack keeps the slot decisively.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Vertere Groove Runner X gives up mechanical hush under the Anchored weighting.
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17 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1200G keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
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9 lost· 1 won · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Vocals-First
Against the Anchored brief, the Pro-Ject Debut Pro (with cart) keeps the slot decisively.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO) gives up mechanical hush under the Anchored weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
quiet running, Iso bearing inheritance from the Gyrodec lineageMichell Revolv launch reviews (Hi-Fi News, AudioStream Oct 2025)
7 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell Gyro 2025 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
2 lost · Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
quiet running, Iso bearing inheritance from the Gyrodec lineageMichell Revolv launch reviews (Hi-Fi News, AudioStream Oct 2025)
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Volvere SP (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Origin Live Sovereign Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Origin Live Encounter Mk5, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell Revolv (NEW Oct 2025) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Origin Live Encounter Mk5 gives up mechanical hush under the Silent Path weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
quiet running, Iso bearing inheritance from the Gyrodec lineageMichell Revolv launch reviews (Hi-Fi News, AudioStream Oct 2025)