The Greenwich Turntable by Wilson Benesch Debuts at HIGH END
Amy Duong — May 14, 2026 — Art & Design
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The Greenwich turntable is a carbon-composite direct-drive deck produced by British manufacturer Wilson Benesch, serving as the foundation model within the company's GMT Collection. The unit is built around a patent-pending OMEGA Direct Drive motor, a 15-inch slotless synchronous motor developed in collaboration with academic engineering partners, designed to minimize torque ripple, eliminate cogging, and remove lateral bearing forces so the bearing operates under purely axial load conditions.
Speed is managed by the ALPHA Drive control system, which uses quartz-referenced Class A electronics and supports playback at 33, 45, and 78 RPM. A companion app enables fine-grained speed adjustment and nanometer-scale vertical tracking-angle control. The Greenwich turntable will make its first major European public appearance at HIGH END Vienna, running June 4–7 at the Austria Center Vienna. The show marks the first Austrian edition of the exhibition, which previously ran annually in Munich.
Image Credit: Wilson Benesch
Speed is managed by the ALPHA Drive control system, which uses quartz-referenced Class A electronics and supports playback at 33, 45, and 78 RPM. A companion app enables fine-grained speed adjustment and nanometer-scale vertical tracking-angle control. The Greenwich turntable will make its first major European public appearance at HIGH END Vienna, running June 4–7 at the Austria Center Vienna. The show marks the first Austrian edition of the exhibition, which previously ran annually in Munich.
Image Credit: Wilson Benesch
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Carbon-composite Audio Hardware — The use of advanced carbon composites in turntable bodies and platters points toward lighter, high-damping components that can alter mechanical resonance strategies in premium audio equipment.
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Slotless Direct-drive Motor Innovation — Slotless synchronous motor designs that minimize torque ripple and eliminate cogging indicate a shift toward ultra-precise, low-vibration drive systems that can challenge traditional belt-drive and hub-drive architectures.
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App-integrated Analog Playback — Companion apps offering quartz-referenced speed control and nanometer-scale tracking adjustments suggest a new convergence of digital control and analog reproduction for personalized playback fidelity.
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High-end Audio Manufacturing — Manufacturers of premium audio gear may see opportunities in integrating custom motor-electronics assemblies and advanced materials to deliver demonstrably lower distortion and higher resolution analog playback.
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Materials Engineering for Acoustics — Materials scientists and composite specialists are positioned to develop tailored carbon-fiber layups and damping systems that optimize stiffness-to-weight ratios and acoustic behavior for high-fidelity components.
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