With the Continuum and other less expensive turntables, it has proven to be a significant advantage when the manufacturer considers the matching rack as part of the system and incorporates its resonance dissipation and damping into the turntable's design. Wilson Benesch has, of course, done just that: The chassis containing the drive control unit resides in the upper of the two elements of the R1 rack, developed in 2015, with the drive unit sitting atop it. The rack is a modular construction specifically designed with the GMT® One system in mind. According to Wilson Benesch, the R1 is the first rack to utilise highly compressed carbon fibre and features cross braces that weigh less than 130 grams yet offer a load-bearing capacity of one ton. The R1 rack provides the shortest and most direct structural connection between the surface and the GMT® One system. With this wealth of technical information, I'll leave it at that for now. The second part then deals with the GRAVITON® Ti armboard and the associated PIEZO VTA Control system for its height adjustment, which is possible via the WB GMT® Control APP using a tablet, as well as briefly again with the TESSELLATE Ti-S Sapphire Cartridge – but above all with the sound of the Prime Meridian system.