Benny Audio Odyssey

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Plinth & Base

  • Design: 3-layer structure, aluminum + POM

  • Feet: 8 stainless steel feet with porcelain inserts

  • Dimensions: 400 × 400 × 242 mm (without tonearm)

  • Weight: 59 kg

Platters

  • Top platter: Delrin, 300 mm, 4.1 kg

  • Middle platter: Stainless steel, 300 mm, 10.1 kg

  • Bottom platter: Stainless steel, 200 mm, 3.3 kg

Main Bearing

  • Type: Inverted hydrodynamic journal bearing

  • Materials: Aluminum, PEEK, hardened steel, YG8 (carbide ball)

  • Spindle: 15 mm, stainless steel

  • Lubrication: Synthetic high-viscosity oil, top-accessible

  • Maintenance: Every 3 years (optional cleaning)

Finish Options

  • Standard – Ultra-durable fine-textured powder coating. Available in black, white, or grey. Optional accent color for the inner POM layer. Platter elements and stainless steel components are uncoated.

  • Premium – Multi-layer traditional lacquer finish

Drive System

  • Motor: BLDC, 3-phase, 8-pole, 20 W

  • Speeds: 33.3 and 45 RPM

  • Speed control: Open-loop, 1 sensor per revolution (HALL sensors)

  • Functions: Soft start/stop, last-speed memory, 13-color LED illumination, 6-step dimmer

  • Belt: VMQ, Ø 3 mm

  • Wow & Flutter: DIN 0.002, WRMS 0.000 (SHAKNSPIN 2 official)

Tonearm 14″

  • Length: 14 inches (standard option)

  • Effective mass: 18–31 g (depending on headshell)

  • Headshells: Carbon fiber (4.7 g), Titanium (14.9 g)

  • Adjustments: VTA on-the-fly, anti-skating, standard oil damping

  • Wiring: Direct, soft silver core

  • Mounting: 4 positions for up to 3 tonearms

  • PHONO cable: 1m silver DIN to RCA made by BennyAudio

Optional equipment:

  • Omicron Luxury record clamp

  • HexMat Eclipse mat

Power Supply

  • External certified 12 V DC power supply, selected and tested together with the complete turntable drive system.

  • Input: 110/220V AC

  • Output: 12V DC, 5.5 – 2.1 DC connector

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