Audio Esoterica

CRAIG & CHRISTINA MILNE

AUDIO ESOTERICA: Congratulations on your 30th anniversary! Take us back to the beginning — where did the name come from? And your first product was a turntable, in 1989, when the CD was firmly in ascent. Were there doubters?

CHRISTINA MILNE: Wilson is my maiden name. Benesch was the maiden name of the wife of one of the original Directors. Craig and I became sole owners/Directors of Wilson Benesch early in 2000.

The whole premise of our first business plan was the development of a turntable built from advanced engineering materials and the concept that analogue would remain as the reference high fidelity medium. And yes,

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