The flagship of U-Turn's Orbit line, the Special pairs a re-engineered OA3 gimbal tonearm with a one-piece magnesium armtube — a lighter, lower-resonance design than the original unipivot arm U-Turn built its reputation on. An Ortofon 2M Red cartridge with an elliptical stylus comes pre-mounted, delivering detail well beyond the turntable's price point.

Electronic speed control replaces the belt-swap method of changing speeds, using a sine-wave motor controller that corrects speed thousands of times per second. A built-in Pluto 2 phono preamp means it connects directly to powered speakers or an amplifier with no separate equipment required.