
VTA – what is it and does it matter?
I wanted to measure the impact of the Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA) on sound quality and started by setting up a mini testing lab: Why
... and although the design or recording standards of vinyl records have changed a lot since then, one thing remains the same - the idea. The turntable is still an analog device, although full of modern solutions.
BennyAudio turntables are a tribute to the classics of the genre. The classic form of the plinth, classic tonearm, intuitive but still manual operation - it's a simple but uncompromising design that hides advanced solutions and modern materials.
We do everything to ensure your vinyl records sound as true as possible, and each record tells its own unique story, even if it plays with scratches and crackles.
The path from idea to implementation is long and demanding. It involves concept sketches, technical drawings, 3D modelling in CAD tools, prototyping and verification of the final sound quality.
Each of our turntable concepts has gone through this complex path to deliver the finest quality product with a unique design and sound.
Customer feedback is very important to us - it helps us make improvements to future projects.
Approx. 29 kg (one arm, without power supply)
Without arm
33,33 / 45 RPM
Digital control
The turntable is available in different colours:
The plinth is the main part of the turntable made by hand from several layers of carefully selected beech plywood – glued and then reinforced for greater rigidity.
The top and bottom of the plinth are finished with 10mm thick aluminium plates followed by 3mm thick stainless-steel plates and 2mm layers of vibration damping material.
The tonearm is bolted to a POM cylinder rigidly attached to the plinth base.
This turntable is designed for a single tonearm.
Both the tonearm and the plinth are fully earthed.
12.5-inch unipivot tonearm
Materials used:
Tonearm introduced in version 2 (2022) includes:
A plate handmade from 65mm thick Polyacetal (POM).
Available colour: black
Widely used by many leading turntable manufacturers, POM is an engineering thermoplastic that works perfectly as a turntable platter due to its vinyl-like properties.
Inverted, hydrodynamic bearing.
The main part is aluminium with 15mm stainless steel core rotating smoothly in a slide sleeve made of synthetic composites.
This solution is widely applied in the automotive and heavy industries as the component, unlike the commonly used bronze, is highly abrasion-resistant.
The platter is supported on a tungsten carbide ball (YG8) and a Teflon washer is fitted between the ball and the steel core for noise reduction. The POM bearing base is rigidly bolted to the inner layer of the plinth.
The bearing is manually polished for minimal friction.
A brushless DC motor is embedded in the plinth for minimizing vibrations transmitted to the platter and tonearm.
Thanks to the digital reflection sensor (2020)/ Signal from HALL sensor (2021) and driver programmed by BennyAudio, the turntable speed adjusts automatically every few revolutions with an accuracy of 12 bits (4096 accuracy positions, an equivalent of 0.8 mV voltage change).
Manual switch between 33.33 and 45 RPM with a push of an illuminated button also available during playback.
The speed deviation measured digitally (gyro – WOW 2sigma) during disc playback is +/- between 0.08 and 0.02%
Speed accuracy +/- 0.35%
12V DC ultra linear power supply from a Polish manufacturer
Approx. 30 kg (one arm, without power supply)
Without arm
33,33 / 45 RPM
Digital control
The turntable is available in different colours:
The plinth is the main part of the turntable made by hand from several layers of carefully selected beech plywood – glued and then reinforced for greater rigidity.
The top and bottom of the plinth are finished with 10mm thick aluminium plates followed by 3mm thick stainless-steel plates and 2mm layers of vibration damping material.
The tonearm is rigidly attached to the plinth.
This turntable is designed for up to two tonearms.
Both the tonearm and the plinth are fully earthed.
Materials used:
The tonearm if fully adjustable for easy mounting of a variety of different cartridge types.
A plate handmade from 85mm thick Polyacetal (POM).
Available colour: black
Widely used by many leading turntable manufacturers, POM is an engineering thermoplastic that works perfectly as a turntable platter due to its vinyl-like properties.
Inverted, hydrodynamic bearing.
The main part is aluminium with 15mm stainless steel core rotating smoothly in a slide sleeve made of synthetic composites.
This solution is widely applied in the automotive and heavy industries as the component, unlike the commonly used bronze, is highly abrasion-resistant.
The platter is supported on a tungsten carbide ball (YG8) and a Teflon washer is fitted between the ball and the steel core for noise reduction. The POM bearing base is rigidly bolted to the inner layer of the plinth.
The bearing is manually polished for minimal friction.
A brushless DC motor is embedded in the plinth for minimizing vibrations transmitted to the platter and tonearm.
Thanks to the digital reflection sensor and driver programmed by BennyAudio, the turntable speed adjusts automatically every few revolutions with an accuracy of 12 bits (4096 accuracy positions, an equivalent of 0.8 mV voltage change).
Manual switch between 33.33 and 45 RPM with a push of an illuminated button also available during playback.
The speed deviation measured digitally (gyro – WOW 2sigma) during disc playback is +/- between 0.08 and 0.02%
Speed accuracy +/- 0.35%
24V DC ultra linear power supply from a Polish manufacturer
You can test the BennyAudio turntable in various configurations at the showroom of our partner Media-Hit in Gliwice, Poland.
We can also arrange a presentation at your location (up to 200 km from Gliwice). Please use the web contact form at the bottom of this page to make an enquiry.
You can buy the BennyAudio turntable from our partner, Media-Hit in Gliwice, Poland or order it directly from the manufacturer via the web contact form.
Please contact us before visiting Media-Hit showroom to confirm turntable availability.
Each turntable is made to order and the lead-in time is 1-2 months.
I wanted to measure the impact of the Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA) on sound quality and started by setting up a mini testing lab: Why