Tonearm
typical
Among the 26 tonearms in the catalogue, this one is typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
Michell hybrid carbon arm. Higher mass — pairs well with low-compliance MC.
Assessed against 14 rivals across the sixty systems: it takes the slot in none of its 64 head-to-heads.
The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.
17 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the Vertere Groove Runner X keeps the slot decisively.
With the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
low noise floorPROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2 (TNT-Audio)
15 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Romantic brief, the Technics S-shape magnesium tonearm (SL-1200G) keeps the slot clearly.
With the Technics SL-1200G, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
low noise floorPROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2 (TNT-Audio)
10 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Twin Arms
Against the Anchored brief, the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO) keeps the slot decisively.
With the Hana EL MC, the pairing gives up most on speed stability.
With the Pro-Ject Debut Pro (with cart), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
adequateOEM arm inference
low noise floorPROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2 (TNT-Audio)
6 lost · Silent Path, Twin Arms, Vocals-First
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Encounter Mk5 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
low noise floorPROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2 (TNT-Audio)
6 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell TecnoArm 2 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
RB330-derived TecnoArm with Michell modificationsMichell TecnoArm 2 + heritage reviews
2 lost · Twin Arms, Vocals-First
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Roksan Attessa Unipivot tonearm keeps the slot clearly.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Silver Mk5 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Illustrious Mk5 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Onyx Mk5 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Alliance Mk5 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Rega RB330 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Technics S-shape aluminium tonearm (SL-1500C/CS) keeps the slot clearly.
With the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the stronger tonearm — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart) gives up mechanical hush under the Silent Path weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.
low noise floorPROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2 (TNT-Audio)
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the ProJect Tonearm 9" Carbon/Alu (X2 B) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Rega RB880 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Michell T8 is the weaker tonearm for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the tonearm position.
Michell T8 mid-tier integrated arm design Michell T8 positioning· Presence & articulation
low noise floor PROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2 (TNT-Audio)· Mechanical noise floor
fast transients PROXY: Michell TecnoArm 2· Transient attack
clear (treble contested) PROXY: Michell TecnoArm house· Presence & articulation
| effective length mm | 229.0 |
|---|---|
| effective mass g | 13 |
| bearing type | precision gimbal |
| cartridge mass range g | 6/18 |
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