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Origin Live

Origin Live was founded in 1986 by Mark Baker, a music enthusiast who is also a natural innovator and designer. The first product manufactured was a solid core Hi-Fi cable – one of the first of its kind. This was followed by a range of award-winning Hi-Fi isolation tables, then speaker stands and turntables. The decision to launch a range of loudspeakers followed three years of research and development. Over the years the company has grown steadily and now distributes its products through specialist Hi-Fi dealers in the UK and to more than 40 countries worldwide. Today, Origin Live has developed turntables, tonearms, amplifiers, loudspeakers, cables, and support stands. This wide expertise gives a holistic design approach which translates into products that are very system-friendly

Conqueror MK3c Tonearm

The Conqueror arm design is simply light years ahead of it’s time. Incorporating truly idealistic principles translated into engineering practice, the arm delivers a level of performance that is absolutely extraordinary.

Most noticable is the increase in presence, clarity and focus. Bass is even more defined and rock solid than the superlative Illustrious. Vocals take on total realism and freedom from any confusion. Imaging is also noticably better than the already remarkable other arms in the range. Why is the arm so good? Many of the highly successful techniques used in the Illustrious are present. More importantly, a number of new ideas are included and it is these that make the big difference. It’s performance demonstrates the level of inspiration and engineering involved.

Encounter MK3c Tonearm

The Encounter arm builds on the outstanding performance of the Silver by improving the design and quality of all components. This is not just a development - it is a complete redesign.

The entire yoke and base are different from the Silver tonearm. These structures, contain the horizontal and vertical bearings and are therefore highly influential on sound quality. The upgrade in design manifests itself in outstanding deep bass along with increased focus, stability and resolution through all frequencies. The tight and powerful bass carries the hallmark of authority and adds so much to the musical experience. In addition the arm dramatically improves the great transparency, tonal balance and sound-staging of the Silver arm. It produces a wonderful "live" feel to the music, with fabulous transient speed and "air". The Encounter arm is outstanding.

Enterprise-C Tonearm

It is now possible to achieve a level of performance that at least one reviewer did not think was possible from a tonearm upgrade ( and he had one of the best arms in the world). No other arm that we are aware of can offer the level of performance available in the Enterprise. This arm is packed with radical new thinking and technological advances, significantly elevating toneram performance beyond anything that has gone before. Rather than put forward all the technical advantages of the Enterprise, we invite those who want to experience ultimate performance to simply listen. The most obvious aspects of this arm are it's sheer speed and realism that is approaching live music. The tightness and depth of bass is a revelation and will expose you to your records in a totaly new light. We will leave it to the reviews to elaborate on an arm that is capable of everything you could ever want from one of the most important items in the replay chain.

Illustrious MK3c Tonearm

Ground-breaking design is behind the astonishing performance of the Illustrious arm. This award winning arm has been highly acclaimed as a true performance leader.

Silver MK3a

The Silver is a leading high performance tonearm offered at a fraction of the cost of other high end arms. The arm builds on the success of the highly acclaimed Origin Live OL1 and Rega arm upgrades. The fully upgraded OL1 is listed among the world's "super arms" for performance and frequently mentioned alongside names such as the Linn Ekos, Naim Aro, SME V, Graham etc - these arms all have certain strengths and excel over one another in different areas. However none could really be said to have all the musical characteristics necessary in a tonearm. The Silver addresses this situation by possessing a superb blend of qualities. It is this blend that makes it a truly great all round performer, able to excel in all aspects of music. All critical components are upgraded using advanced alloys and innovative techniques. The result of these changes is an incredibly transparent arm with superb tonal balance. The sound produced is free from coloration allowing previously unheard low level information to be noticed clearly. The arm exhibits a clean dynamic sound coupled with a tight and powerful bass

Zephyr Tonearm

The Zephyr arm is a turbocharged Silver with many of the features of Origin Live’s high end arm included. The result is a dramatic improvement in bass weight, dynamics, resolution and image stability.

The Zephyr builds on the performance of the Silver MK3a by virtue of a range of features:

  • Superior Yoke design - encompassing higher grade material and high precision tolerancing of parts, finished in chrome.
  • Internal cable and external cable is fully balanced and upgraded to a more costly wire than used in Silver MK3a arm.
  • Bearing design - Gimballed arm using specially treated bearings.
  • Headshell consists of aircraft grade aluminium. This is specially decaoupled from the armtube to ensure good isolation from resonant feedback through the tube.
  • The Threaded base is upgraded from the Silver with a more sophisticated internal design.
  • Counterweight is specially decoupled and includes a clamping grub screw with hardened ball.
  • Superior rear stub material.

 
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