Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker vs Michell Engineering GyroDec
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker · Michell Engineering GyroDec.
| Specification | Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker |
Michell Engineering GyroDec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Highlighted difference. $5,500 | $6,000 |
| Category | High-end | High-end |
| Status | current | current |
| Years | 2011–present | 1981–present |
| Drive | belt drive | belt drive |
| Speeds | Highlighted difference. 33/45/78 rpm | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual | manual |
| Cartridge supplied | sold bare | sold bare |
| Phono stage | No | No |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | POM/aluminium sandwich | acrylic with brass weights |
| Tonearm | sold bare | sold bare |
| Wow & flutter | — | — |
Practical differences
Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.
On price alone the Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker costs less, coming in $500 (about 9%) below the Michell Engineering GyroDec.
Both are belt-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.
Bottom line: the Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the $500 gap.
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