This study describes the use of the new Centri sample automation and concentrationplatform to extract and quantify trace-level odorants in water, using two headspacesampling methods – multi-phase SPME fibers or HiSorb high-capacity sorptiveextraction probes – in conjunction with trap-based preconcentration and GC–MS.Performance for the target analytes IPMP, IBMP, 2-MIB, 2,4,6-TCA and geosmin waswithin the requirements of ISO 17943 and GB 5749, with linearities >0.996 and meanMDLs of the order of 1 ppt. We also describe the key attributes of each samplingmethod, and discuss the options offered by Centri that allow the optimum choice to bemade based on specific application requirements.