Michell Apollo Phono Stage

At long last!  Michell Engineering has developed their OWN phono stage.  For decades, discerning audiophiles have been seeking the perfect match for their other Michell hardware.  The gorgeous, streamlined, and powerful line of Michell's reference turntables have long been deserving of a reference phono stage to accompany them, and now it is here!

The Apollo is a totally new design, built from the ground-up for exceptional performance.  Apollo’s inbuilt power supply circuitry works in harmony with the MUSE power supply to further refine and regulate the DC power. Creating an extremely clean and stable supply for the amplification stages.  To fully appreciate every detail and nuance, the right equipment is essential. While a premium turntable, tonearm, and cartridge are vital, the quality of your phono stage is what ensures the integrity of the music. 

Class-A architecture outlines the design principles employed within the Apollo. Signal rectification is achieved via a finely tuned passive RIAA circuit, preserving fidelity.  Subsequent amplification stages utilize class A circuits for clean, accurate sound reproduction.   Each stage is monitored and controlled using feedback circuits to guarantee consistent performance.

The MUSE power supply is designed as, and supplied as, a completely separate physical element.  MUSE uses a high-quality low noise toroidal transformer, advanced capacitance multiplier technology and very high-quality voltage regulators, to reduce ripple and noise, delivering two highly filtered and regulated DC outputs.  It works in harmony with APOLLO's internal power supply for superior filtering and regulation.  By housing the transformer separately in MUSE, any noise generation is isolated from the amplification circuits.

Each unit is machined from two solid billets of aluminium and a solid aluminium back plate. These fit together to form a solid barrier (faraday cage) against RF interference.  The enclosures are heavy for their size and very rigid, this helps isolate the sensitive circuits inside from vibration, therefore enhancing performance.