OMA K3 Turntable - Part 1

K3 has been a seven year project to create and redefine state of the art for vinyl playback. We wanted to set a new mark for the turntable, forming an international collaboration with the world's top experts in direct drive turntable design, motor control, and tonearm technology.
This is just the first video, more will be coming, including a big one at OK Foundry (big shout out to Jamie and crew in Richmond for all their incredible work!), one covering the power supply, platter hold down system, Schröder tonearm, and more.
You can read up on our K3 turntable at oswaldsmillaudio.com/k3.

[@user-nb1ex7th2i]

OMA never disappoints pushing the envelope.

[@ramar.berlin]

This video is the best Christmas present we ever got! Thank you Cynthia and Jonathan!

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

So kind Rangel, thank you and wishing you a great 2023! Jonathan

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Video is nice but I’d rather have the turntable, over built but what Quality ! He produces nothing but the Best !

[@christopherspiro9857]

It’s not the destination but the journey! Ladies and gentleman I give you both.

[@jonuiuc]

Now this is the turntable I wanted to hear more about.

[@juanluiszarzuela314]

Incredible project! congratulations to the team. Only entrepreneurial spirits can undertake such a challenge. Greetings from Spain!

[@2ridiculous41]

This video arrived here in Australia xmas day morning and I have watched it and not got up.. Amazing amount of dedication, talent and work. Merry Xmas to all involved and all at OMA.

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

So happy to make your Xmas morning enjoyable, thank you for your extremely kind comments. Best wishes for 2023, Jonathan

[@crimsonghost6454]

Wow. This is awesome. Can't wait to learn more about it. Great Great video

[@samsweirdworld]

My dream turntable right here!!

[@tylero8595]

Oma is my end game. A few more years and I will hopefully start acquiring my peices. Amazing. This is where form and function become one and indistinguishable. It is a singularity.

[@JerseyPB]

Outstanding.

[@jmal5390]

I'd love to hear this. When I first saw it I didn't love the aesthetics, but over time it has grown on me. It reminds me of a massive ocean liner that is imperturbable, and your description of the motor's power aligns well with this image. I only wish the industry would put as much thought and care into the vinyl medium it plays. That has long been my hesitation with going beyond a certain price point (say 10-15k) with turntables.

[@eddievega1100]

Guess the Guggenheim museum was an inspiration. Cool looking .

[@bigblueocean]

Merry Christmas Jonathan! This video is a nice Christmas treat!

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

That's great to hear. Happy Holidays!!

[@user-bz6xs2st8y]

Splendour! I await the next story

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

Thank you, there are several more videos on K3 coming, so it won't be long! Jonathan

[@jb-uw2vt]

Look up "Titans of CNC" That guy does amazing work. And yes, machinists, CNC or otherwise, do care about surface finish. Maybe not in every single instance but they do.

[@dougfrederick3283]

Great video and beautiful tt, but this sales pitch is really top notch, congrats 👏

[@dceldeen]

Sadly my wife stated we have to pay the house off first. Haha. Seriously, this looks like it could be the best turntable ever built. Maybe this will inspire innovation of lower cost solutions using the knowledge gained building this beauty. Then mere mortals like me might be able to afford one. Thanks so much for all the research, $$$$$ and sharing this work. I am looking forward the the next video! BTW, I had planned on selling all my belt drive turntables before this and this confirmed what I don't like about them. I really prefer the consistent timing of the direct drives.

[@ianmedium]

Well, this has just made my Christmas even better! Thank you Jonathan! In a world where mediocrity is hyped, whilst substance is decreased, you and your company plow a furrow rich in thought and effort to produce truly innovative products. But it is not just innovation for innovation sake, this really is substance, all your products are this, they take a completely different path and achieve a different sort of greatness that stands alone and speaks for itself rather than resting upon others laurels. Globally this is not just about music reproduction, it is about that we still have in this world people and companies who still have the thought and courage to challenge and beat mediocrity and that is how we start to make the world a deeper thinking and more passionate and compassionate place. With warmest a Christmas wishes and hopes for a joy and peace-filled New Year to you, your family and company from this old Brit living in Austria.

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

So happy to be one of Santa's helpers today. Thank you for your kind comments and following our work. Best for the New Year, Jonathan.

[@brunorivademar5356]

Yes! Finally we get to know more about your beautiful turntable. Cannot wait for part 2! Happy holidays from a TD 124 owner :D PD: Any chance you'll give us a peek under the hood?

[@gadymarcus2362]

Magnifico.💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@greggb681]

Finally this video is up, on Christmas Eve ❤ I still don't know how Santa is going to fit that down my chimney 🤔

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

Santa had to just give this video, K3 was too big and heavy for deliveries this year, but glad you enjoyed the video. Best to you in 2023, Jonathan

[@greggb681]

@@oswaldsmillaudio Merry Christmas Jonathan and everyone at OMA!

[@raykuiper4979]

Good Day Sir Weiss, a very highly interesting explanation from you about this turntable, me for all other Users this platform interested in technic, a topic, which may continue and continue. Bye Ray Switzerland

[@dilbyjones]

Really sweet. So tough to get perspective on. Having the pedigree it has is definitely cool. Great industrial character. CHORD electronics has a great approach in a different area, but to me the approach HAS ago come from the same place. Passion for music.

[@512bb]

I had to laugh when you mentioned our boy by his appropriate name, "Rocket Man", very funny. In all sincerity as pretty experienced turntable guy, I have no doubt that your table will set standards that will probably never be matched. As to the untrained eye, it may appear simple, well think again . Just thinking about your choice of materials, just the thought of how hard it is to work with cast iron as opposed to aluminum is simply mind boggling. Congradulatios on a superb achievement Jonathan

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

Thank you, Scott!

[@andrewpiper2880]

I love the tiny spotlight behind the tt..

[@velchuck]

Absolutely amazing. I must confess that the mass issue confuses me. Some say the more mass, the better it is. Some others feel that mass is a hindrance. To me it makes sense to have only the mass that is necessary. No more, no less. I believe in simplicity so I agree with you about some of the very high end turntables look like something from a gothic science fiction movie. I like very mush your approach on your turntable. Well done.

[@Badassvidsz]

A sound demo please thank you .

[@jeffbrown2982]

Reminds me of The Guggenheim in New York.

[@montynorth3009]

A superb example of precision engineering which is pointless due to the limitations of the vinyl record medium. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!

[@markwhitehead7096]

For this to be useful the original masters would need to be cut on a similar close to perfectly timed platter. From what I have seen this is not the case

[@user-nh6df1wq9n]

Уникальный опыт! Мало людей понимают про что он говорит.

[@fredfungalspore]

Red Planet Mars...? I must watch this Very Refreshing.... Turntable....

[@TheDIMONART]

Well, now you can make a Neumann cutting lathe version out of cast iron. It will be an engineering marvel.

[@sulaimanyusof6806]

Indeed a good system but if combined with a tangential tracking and a magnetic tonearm would perhaps improve its performance

[@hannahroedder936]

When I visited Bernie Grundman I saw he had Scully lathes with a Technics SP-10 mk. 3 mounted about 2 feet below the platter and connected with a torque tube. BTW, a few years ago I sent you an original Commonwealth 12D manual, hope it served you well. That kinda' looks like an old Presto lathe, but a little more industrial/architectural. When Presto closed down many of their engineers went over to Scully. Had a Presto 800 tape deck. Shoulda' kept it. I ramble.

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

Next year we will pursue a project to supply mastering engineers with Neumann and Scully lathes our new motor to improve their work. Thanks for your comments and support, best wishes for 2023, Jonathan

[@fabieneldridge3414]

I am sure people will jump on board, but that thing is over kill . Comparing it to Billion Dollar Telescopes and Nuclear Weapons, is just way more Turntable than anyone need to use for listening to a $20.00 Album. I guess if your Rich and Board and allowed to Dream until your Dreams come true ? I’ve been stuck in the 70’s with my music . Old Klipsch speakers and a old Marantz all old and my be old but just how much music can people stand ? Regular people spend extra money on things their ears can not hear. Very nice but ? It use to be you’d buy a nice system and expect to use it for years. Quality today is hard to find and give my hat to your pursuit of it but your beating a Dead Horse. I’m waiting for it to walk on walk water. Keep Dreaming. Beautiful but ?

[@markeaton2003]

These products are very fine, and made for wealthy audio lovers. I am not, but I am wealty in many other ways. My mint 62 Garrard, and Beogram 3000 are priceless to me. What about you using schielded magnetic bearings that have virtually no noise and little vibration and friction? Some are used in a good Tesla Turbine.

[@fabieneldridge3414]

He is beating a Dead Horse ! Your ears can’t hear But so much . It is Cool but nobody would pay that to listen too a 20.00 dollar album !

[@18000rpm]

Talk about nanometer precision when there's a HUGE imperfection right smack in the middle of your reference demo unit LOL.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

The OMA K3 looks like the Guggenheim Museum in California. Most idler players have "cassette deck" types of layouts, and are a bit more complicated than belt drives. Idler's are not direct drive in the true sense. They require a stepped spindle with a intermediate rubber ring to drive the platter. True direct drives have a single motor with a variable pitch/speed electrical controller.

[@paulomontero12]

If I can’t lift it What’a the point of it?

[@klaushaunstrupchristensen7252]

Wow quite a thing! My only concern will be, what impact all the cast iron will have on the magnetic fields of pickup and motor. Wonderful watch by the way! What a delight to see a classical size watch for males rather than the vulgar mega sizes way to common now a days. Wonder what watch it is? Patek 96 perhaps 🤔

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

Thank you for your comments, and as for watches, couldn't agree with you more! I only wear 32-36mm watches, that one was a nice Eterna automatic. But it does point to an aesthetic which I mention in the video- things should be the right size, neither too big nor small. Appreciate your attention to detail. Merry Xmas and wishing you the best for 2023, Jonathan.

[@klaushaunstrupchristensen7252]

@@oswaldsmillaudio what a strange occurrence. In my childhood my father had an Eterna Automatic with a black dial purchased around 1955. He purchased it from a watchmaker friend whom he had met during his one year conscription to the army. Sadly the item was lost during a break in at his home around 1990. Enjoy your audio, watches and life. Happy new year greetings from Denmark .

[@pjrebordao]

There's a lot of ingenuity in the design, for sure. However, there's a ton of marketing mumbo-jumbo in the explanation... Aerospace this, aerospace that... We're in 2022 and all the technology mentioned, however expensive, is readily available.

[@timmklose2140]

Where can i buy this red chair? I am from Germany. Whats the Name of the Designer?

[@oswaldsmillaudio]

It's a Wolfgang Hoffmann Art Deco springer lounge chair, made for Howell furniture.

[@timmklose2140]

Thank You 🤙

[@warpspeed9877]

Imperfections on the face of a hyper expensive turntable? I guess a grinding wheel is a no no...

[@eddievega1100]

Like to see what he could do with a technics 1200 .

[@costelloandsilke7321]

To make a wild generalisation to the effect that all belt drive turntables are "a Joke" is, frankly, a joke. Every engineering solution to the challenge of record replay has compromises - that applies to all the propulsion systems including belt, idler and direct drive.

[@fabieneldridge3414]

I agree !

[@chrisnunya7171]

I agree as well. That's a very "full of himself" thing to say! What a jerk!

[@achillefrancescorocc]

The td 124 that he mentions in the video is a belt / idler hybrid. The Platine Verdier (another belt) is considered by many as one of the most elegant turntable solutions in recent history.

[@roberttaylor7462]

+1, two words - Rega Naiad

[@cirenosnor5768]

@@chrisnunya7171 The man definitely comes across as being full of himself

[@Manu_Nayar]

80 million dollars motor !!!!

[@StopAndGetGas]

This sophisticated, near-friendly nuttiness, so precisely and clearly expressed is wonderfully appealing, to me. Its place in human history has been to advance our mastery over all things freely given us by God. To use for purposes of good, for less good or for even worse. Eventually all trickling down entropically. Either with, or without an awareness of God or of the knowledge of what He would rather us be doing.

[@WoodyONeal]

Calling belt drive decks "a joke" is the equivalent of calling the boxy and inherently resonate cabinet construction of Fleetwood's DeVille a joke when compared to that of the highly evolved inert construction of the B&W 803 D4. Different technologies for sure, but not "a joke". You just come off as pretentious.

[@Davidcastillo-rw2zi]

How much? That's the question

[@TheSagitis]

It seem missing pipes putting out mist, and sometimes it looks like some relics from the cyber man race from doctor who

[@danijelsan81]

What’s that shirt brand? I like your shirt.

[@EsotericArctos]

I am not sure I agree with you on belt drive turntables. Sure, they have potential to not be as accurate as direct drive, but so many machines use belts that are absolute precision machines, including some turntables. Some of the tape machines that older recordings were mastered on had belt drive of some kind, so the argument that belt drive cannot be accurate with musical timing is your own opinion, not a scientific fact. I know some professional tape machines are direct drive, but not all were in the day. I have known some extremely inaccurate direct drive and idler drive, even on a professional level, introduce there own noise to the recording, more so than belt does.

[@stephen579]

After all that chat we still did not get to hear it,

[@TheBodhisattvaWisdom]

you forgot to mention Lenco's my friend

[@Vidar.m]

Theres nothing wrong with beltdriven turntables

[@Error2username]

Does this make craks in walls too? Id rather give money away too poor ppl than buy something like this

[@cory3685]

if your aim is to make $$ this is the way.... if you are truly invested in helping Average Joe get into high end with a second mortgage then.....

[@naelgorgees1726]

Hi I don't like the design! Thank you

[@bigblueocean]

That's that then! I bet they stop selling them now you've spoken. 😂😂😂😂

[@alanrogs3990]

@@bigblueocean Hold the horse! I agree with him.😂😂😂😂

[@snapcracklenpop821]

I agree. A turntable only a mother could love.

[@bigblueocean]

@@snapcracklenpop821 you lot are so pedestrian. Bet you wear sandals with plaid socks.

[@alanrogs3990]

@@bigblueocean Hey, I wish him and his company huge profits and fantastic loyal customers but having an opinion on its looks, and I am sure very high cost, isn't a sin. I'd also rather stick with a table that doesn't require a crane to move 😂. Now, where are my Birkenstocks?

[@paulomontero12]

I agree belt drive are a joke!

[@aaronsmith8265]

Body language is very odd. Like what your saying but the unnatural hand gestures and scripted body language screams - I’m full of shit. Not saying that’s the case, but the BL is hard to look past

[@kevindonohue8918]

Yellow dots ? Terrib

[@johannes-brormandsondergaa8936]

Narcissistic audiophile equipment

[@6410daniel]

is it to difficult to play a record?

[@cironapoli6149]

In the end how much does this jewel cost?