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Dohmann Audio
Website:https://dohmannaudio.com/
Est. year: 2013
Döhmann Audio is a turntable company from Australia based in Cheltenham, Victoria, on the edge of Melbourne, led by designer Mark Döhmann. Döhmann has built turntables since 1982, when he and electronics specialist Gusew produced their first commercial deck, and he later contributed to the Continuum Caliburn. His own brand launched the Helix One at the Munich High End show in May 2015.
Range & what it's known for
The range is small and focused. The Helix One takes two tonearms at once, the Helix Two of 2017 is the single-arm version, and both now exist in Mk3 and Mk3 Vacuum forms, the latter adding record hold-down by vacuum, an idea Döhmann first explored on a commissioned deck in 1986. A record clamp, tonearms and cartridges complete the catalogue. The Mk3 decks use belt drive from a high-torque Swiss-made motor whose speed is checked more than 130,000 times a second, a composite bearing with a single ceramic ball, and a MinusK negative-stiffness isolation base taken from electron microscopy, isolating from 0.5 Hz vertically and 1.5 Hz horizontally. Earlier Helix One decks can be upgraded with newer parts.
Who owns it and where it's made
The Helix project began in 2011 when Döhmann teamed up with tonearm designer Frank Schröder and Rumen Artarski of Thrax Audio. In 2018 George Moraitis and Jim Angelopulos joined as investors and business partners. Every product is researched, developed and assembled in Australia by Döhmann's own technical team.
The lineup in this catalog
Turntables, centred on the Helix series of belt-driven decks.
Who it's for
Döhmann Audio is aimed at committed vinyl collectors building a cost-no-object analogue front end who care about isolation and speed control above all. Owners who need only one arm choose the Helix Two, the Helix One takes two arms mounted for different cartridges, and the Vacuum versions sit at the very top of the turntable line. The upgrade policy also lets an existing owner move to current parts without replacing the whole deck.
Range & what it's known for
The range is small and focused. The Helix One takes two tonearms at once, the Helix Two of 2017 is the single-arm version, and both now exist in Mk3 and Mk3 Vacuum forms, the latter adding record hold-down by vacuum, an idea Döhmann first explored on a commissioned deck in 1986. A record clamp, tonearms and cartridges complete the catalogue. The Mk3 decks use belt drive from a high-torque Swiss-made motor whose speed is checked more than 130,000 times a second, a composite bearing with a single ceramic ball, and a MinusK negative-stiffness isolation base taken from electron microscopy, isolating from 0.5 Hz vertically and 1.5 Hz horizontally. Earlier Helix One decks can be upgraded with newer parts.
Who owns it and where it's made
The Helix project began in 2011 when Döhmann teamed up with tonearm designer Frank Schröder and Rumen Artarski of Thrax Audio. In 2018 George Moraitis and Jim Angelopulos joined as investors and business partners. Every product is researched, developed and assembled in Australia by Döhmann's own technical team.
The lineup in this catalog
Turntables, centred on the Helix series of belt-driven decks.
Who it's for
Döhmann Audio is aimed at committed vinyl collectors building a cost-no-object analogue front end who care about isolation and speed control above all. Owners who need only one arm choose the Helix Two, the Helix One takes two arms mounted for different cartridges, and the Vacuum versions sit at the very top of the turntable line. The upgrade policy also lets an existing owner move to current parts without replacing the whole deck.
