The OMEGA Drive's platter is made of acrylic because its acoustic impedance is similar to that of vinyl, allowing for efficient dissipation of the energy generated by the stylus tracking the groove. The white paper explains this by comparing the mass of a 180-gram LP to that of the platter – but that's a topic for another time. The OMEGA Drive's bearing, which Wilson Benesch calls an Ångström bearing and which was developed by Professor Cockram of Sheffield Hallam University, is a Class 1 thrust bearing. This is a relatively simple bearing type, but load, surface speed, play, lubricant viscosity, and temperature directly affect the bearing's resistance and noise level. The white paper notes that machining phosphor bronze with the latest CNC machines to precise tolerances is only possible after years of experience.

Shaun Wild, the machine shop manager at Wilson Benesch, has been working with such bearings for over three decades. After machining, the bushing's surface is measured with a stylus that creates a map of the microscopic depressions and elevations on the phosphor bronze surface. The valleys and peaks machined into the phosphor bronze must adhere to tight tolerances to ensure that the synthetic oil molecules maintain complete separation between the bushing and the shaft at all times. The bearing shaft is made of tungsten carbide. It must be ground to a very small diameter without any deflection to achieve the lowest possible surface velocity. The higher the surface velocity, the greater the noise generated by the oil molecules. The shaft diameter also determines the specifications of the phosphor bronze bushing and the viscosity of the bearing oil used.